The Skala's: Making Owatonna Proud

We arrived home tonight after spending the past two days in St. Paul at the state baseball tournament. I will begin by stating my frustration that I forgot my camera! I am usually so good about bringing it with me everywhere I go, but apparently in packing everything else but the kitchen sink for our two day getaway, it slipped my mind. Thankfully, Nate's girlfriend Diane brought her camera and let me use it to snap a few photos. I will post the pictures I took and try to post more that we get from parents at the baseball banquet next week.
The boys began by playing at Midway Stadium on Thursday afternoon against Centennial. It was a beautiful ball field. However, even more beautiful was the sea of blue that came to support the team. Owatonna had a huge crowd which was so cool to see! Unfortunately, we lost the first game, but still had a chance to stay in the tourney with a win against Hopkins later in the day. This game was played at the University of Minnesota field. I have to admit I liked this field better, but the parking was more of hassle. Give and take, right? In a great ball game, Owatonna was victorious and kept their state experience alive. Today we played Eden Prairie back at Midway Stadium. Although we did not win, I felt a tremendous amount of proud watching the team throughout the tournament. There is something so special about a community coming out strong to support their high school athletes. Growing up, my family was a huge supporter of high school sports and attended games regularly. I am so happy that I have continued this tradition in my adult life. Once again, Matt, you made Kelsey and I very proud. We love watching you work with these kids and seeing them look to you as mentor. You are a wonderful coach and we love coming to your games to cheer you on. Good thing because there is a lot more baseball to come to this summer!

Coach Skala warming up the team