The seven senior members of the Clay Colonials played their final game together on Thursday night, June 1st. LaPorte proved to be more than the Colonials could handle and we went down in defeat by a score of 6-2 in the Semi-Final of the South Bend Sectional.
Prior to the pre-game warm up, I caught this moment between big sister and little brother that touched my heart. I think Chrissie only missed one game all year - being one of their biggest supporters - much to the delight of the rest of the team.
Nolan was there with his new shirt - which even managed to get a smile out of Uncle Kevin from the dugout.
Then it was time for one final introduction and one last hustle to centerfield...
As the seventh inning rolled around and things were looking bleak - Chrissie tried one last desperate move - the infamous "rally cap".
No matter how old they are and how tall they grow, they're still your little boys - and every mom there last night had a tough time dealing with the tears in the eyes of their sons.
As we said our goodbyes and prepared to leave, we caught three of the seniors sitting on the floor hugging. Photos started to snap and we quickly added the other seniors for one last photo - even if it was with a defeated look.
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