Milk River Baseball

The Milk River Baseball and T-Ball Season have reached the mid-point of the season and the co-ed league saw the Red and Yellow ages seven through nine teams square off last Wednesday, June 5.

The game served as a learning event as every team batted through their lineup in every inning, unless three outs were called.

After the game, the PCN caught up with Shaun Bleth, coach of the Yellow team.

"We are trying to teach them the rules of the game because a lot of kids just don't know the rules of baseball," Coach Bleth said. "It gives them to (learn) the rules of the game and get in a situation where they have a chance to succeed and have fun because no one wants to sit there and watch everyone get walked. It gives them a chance to hit."

In the second inning, 9-year-old Dax Math of the Yellow team played third base and recorded all three outs of the inning.

"That made me feel good," Math said after the third forced out. "I just focused on the ball."

Though Math didn't need to force a throw for a double-play, as soon as he tagged the base he looked to throw to first base instinctively. He admitted that he watches baseball at home and that his favorite team is the Chicago Cubs. He doesn't have a favorite player.

"I just like the team," Math said.

This is Math's second season in the Milk River League.

"It's fun to play and I love to play it," Math said.

A couple of innings later, 7-year-old Trent Blunt of the red team hit an in the park home run, thanks in part to a few fielding errors by the Yellow team. The throws to first, second and third were off. Blunt was nearly tagged out at home, but he dodged the tag attempt.

After the play, Blunt was greeted by a line of the older Milk River Baseball players in attendance watching the game. Though he is young, Blunt knew exactly what he did.

"I hit a home run!" he said.

He was then asked how he did it.

"I don't know, I just hit and ran very fast," Blunt said.

He was asked what he liked about playing the game of baseball.

"That I try and hit the ball and then try to touch each base," Blunt said.

He mentioned that he was a Yankees fan and that Babe Ruth was his favorite player.