I got to stop by the 9-10 Little League playoff game between Essex and Fairfax, as we have connections around the diamond. I went to college with the Essex Coach, Chris, and he's been in SMC sports admin as Kate went through as a varsity athlete; his daughter plays LF and Kate's worked with her at SMC clinics; Abi pitches for Essex, and Kate works with her and her older sister Ashley; and Brooke pitches for Fairfax, and she came to our winter clinic ...

The new fencing in Swanton makes this particular field verrry unfriendly for casual photography, and with a big crowd of parents on both sides I didn't want to be obtrusive and get in the way, so I didn't get much -- just a couple of images to remember the moment.