Senior night was a tearful night as we walked Nick out and was introduced to the wonderful & dedicated CC fans at beautiful Gordon Lemming Field, home of our Central Catholic Knights.
Memories at Gordon Lemming will never be forgotten by me & I'm sure not by Nick.
I want to thank the incredible coaching staff for working with Nick & developing him into the student/athlete he has become. I know that this was no easy task in the early years. No other coach & staff could have done what Coach Bordenets staff has done with Nick, thanks!
A quote from one of Nicks close friends and team mate (his catcher) sums up the emotions these kids have for one and another.
"I rememeber this post I made hundreds of posts ago after Nicks 2nd year playing youth baseball, the season that made the difference. I remember him stating matter factly that he wanted to play college baseball & the promise I made that we would spend every single minute on the baseball field he so desired.
The Year 2006: The last pitch of the season. The umps right hand I think would be a great symbol for Nicholas' pitching season. Mrs. Washburn has the very same picture but with a much closer view. Now for an expressed feeling from a baseball father. The hours upon hours of pitching, practicing 3rd base and batting I have spent with Nicholas and with little recognition has paid off for this season anyway. The recognition for me is memories and the thought of knowing Nicholas has had fun & accomplished exactly what he wanted. You see, Nicholas does not like using a batting cage because of the challenge of The Wall. This means daddy gets to chase batted balls all over the outfield and in a lot of cases over the wall. Most of the time these sessions lasted 2 hours. Sometimes they lasted 3 hrs. These sessions were in 90+ heat and many a times in under 40 temps with snow blizzards. Yes, Nicholas did not let weather stop him from going out and attempting to slam one over the wall, nor did I ever complain.
Thanks for reading the stories!!!
Thanks for reading the stories!!!
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