Tanner has had a great year in baseball. He was in majors playing on the Cubs! They got first place the first half and 2nd the second half and have qualified to go to the Tournament of Champions this weekend. Tanner is a utility player, which means he is used in all infield positions and some outfield as needed by the coach. He sometimes plays 4 positions a game. His favorite is shortstop but spent time at right and third this year. He also pitches and really holds his emotions on the mound well. He has 5 pitches; 2 and 4 finger fastball, slip pitch, curve ball and a slider. He just tried out for the All Stars and had some stiff competition but we won't know if he made until June 12th so we will update you on that later. He would love to make it but with so many kids trying out it's very tough.
Because he is only 11 years old during the season he is one of the youngest on his majors team. Most of the kids are 12 and leaving for juniors next year. Tanner did well playing with the older kids and learned a lot this year. He has one more year of majors and that will put him on top since he will then be the oldest.
He is trying to make a decision as to whether play competitive winter ball or travel ball this winter. It all depends on what his friends do I guess. Well, we are proud of his hard work and competitive spirit along with his awesome sportsmanship and respect for his coaches. His coaches love his attitude which gives him high scores for the next round of tryouts. Every year we are told by one coach or another that they want to get Tanner for their team. So that makes us proud and gives him a boost of confidence.
Go Cubs!
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