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WEEKEND is here

So today, was the weekly 6 hours at the field starting at 10 am. We started with drills followed by more drills then lunch then drills and more drills then some fun competition stuff.
 Also in the middle of this my dad arrived from VT ! It was such a boost to see him here and smiling and enjoying himself watching all the baseball action around him.
   He got to meet our head instructor as well as Ed Hickcox who paid me a very high compliment saying I was a hard working, determined and that he enjoyed having me around.  Quite honor to hear that.  Also at least a couple times my dad said to me that seeing me on a baseball field brought him such joy and that he was "filled with pride"  Hearing him say those words ... it means the world to me.
 Sadly he will only be here till Monday afternoon, but just having him here has boosted my confidence, my whole outlook on this school and just has made me feel soo wanting to excel and push myself that much harder!

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