Tuesday, June 28, 2022

[PHOTOSTORY 2: MOTION] A Rainy Baseball Day in the Park

 By: Danny Brown

Ocee Park is one of the most popular place in Johns Creek, Georgia for Little League Baseball. Tonight is practice for the Ocee Park Summer All Stars.

Robbie Williams arrives for practice at Ocee Park with his son Banks, who is on the 10 year old All Star team, and his friend Isaac White. This is Banks first year in the Ocee Park league.

Robbie catches up with a older baseball player that he used to coach. A lot of former players come around the park to watch.  

Banks walks to his field at the park. He has his baseball bag full with his bat, gloves and balls.

Banks gets to his field. He is getting ready to warm up by getting in a few throws.

Banks is warming up. He is throwing a long toss.

A teammate throws the ball back. He is another member of the 10 year old All Star team.

Another teammate, Rhodes, is warming up his arm. Team members play catch before every practice and game. 

Rhodes overthrows the ball. His teammate has to go and run it down.

Some of the other boys are hanging out in the dugout before practice. It is almost time to start.

The coach calls everybody out on the field. They are getting in the stretch line.

The team is doing stretches. This is very important do to avoid injury during practice.

The boys are doing their sprints before practice. Coach Ryan and Coach Wilson have them do this before every practice.

Brother of a player skateboards to pass the time. A lot of family members come to watch the practices and games.

He catches up to his dad. He does a good job staying on the skate board.

Another kid walks back to the bleachers. Lots of siblings of the players are there.

Coach Wilson talks to a parent. He is keeping up with his players parents lives.

Meagan Lilly, a parent of one of the 10 year old All Stars who comes to all of the practices and games, sits in the bleachers. It has started to rain.

The coaches are talking during the rain delay. They are not sure how long it will take.

The rain pours down. It's time to go home.

 

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