The St. Margaret Mary field has a unique design. Concessions are served underneath a canopy-style structure with very nice benches for fans to sit. It's positioned between the two baseball diamonds and spectators can usually enjoy two games simultaneously. On one side, the St. Margaret Mary boys were playing baseball while the St. Margaret Mary girls played softball on the other. Back to that amazing thing - the ping of an aluminum bat could be heard in the distance and several parents erupted in loud cheers and hand-clapping. Three boys hopped up from the St. Margaret Mary baseball bench to run over and cheer for the girls who were in the midst of a big inning.
When the baseball coach noticed half his bench had left, he smiled briefly but still reminded them, "Boys, we're still playing." That was a display of sportsmanship not often seen from boys. They stopped what they were doing to cheer on the girls. The Brigade changed its call and saw fit to recognize Connor, Devin and Logan of St. Margaret Mary. As a bonus, we called out the boys by number before we learned their names. None of the kids knew their jersey numbers. Each kid had a teammate look on his back to see who we were talking about. This is what youth sports are all about - kids having fun and playing more for the name on the front than the number on the back.
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| Connor, Devin and Logan pictured with Brigade member Erica Clark |
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