12 Best Baseball Photos of 2012

It seems like we traveled all over the country this year watching High School baseball.  And during that time I took over 7,500 baseball images; specifically of the Tyler Lee Red Raider JV team, and the East Texas Patriots 16U team.  Of those 7,500 photos, these are my 12 favorite baseball shots of 2012.  I hope you enjoy them. Spring baseball starts in about a month.  See you there!

Peyton Conser delivers a pitch for the Patriots at Grayson Community College

The Patriots' Sam Scarborough smashes a line drive at Craig Ranch

Ryan Reandon homers for the Red Raiders against the Longview Lobos at Faulkner Park

 

 

Colton Carter goes back to make the catch in deep left field at Grayson Community College

C. J. Hodges takes third on a passed ball against T. K. Gorman in the Chapel Hill Tournament

Mason Mallard slides into third with a triple in Oklahoma City

Ben Romines takes a pitch just off the outside corner against Mesquite Horn

Blake Adams is tagged out at the plate trying to score on a passed ball in Brenham, Tx

C. J. Hodges turns on an inside pitch against the Longview Lobos at Faulkner Park

Peyton Conser tags a runner at the plate during the WWBA 16U National Championships in Atlanta, Ga

 

Patriot center-fielder Mason Mallard makes a diving catch in Oklahoma City

 
 

William Rittenberry fires a fastball during the WWBA 16U National Championships in Atlanta, Ga

Technical Info:  All images captured with a Canon 5D or 5D Mark II with 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L USM lens.  Action photos were usually shot at 400 mm, at ISO 400, wide open, with shutter speeds between 1/1000 and 1/3200 sec.  All photos were processed in Adobe Lightroom 3.

C. J. 2011 Baseball Photos

C. J. recently completed baseball for 2011.  In the Spring he played for the Robert E. Lee High School Freshman Team.

 

 

In the Summer he played for the Dallas Patriots ETx 16U.  There was a tournament every weekend in June and July.  Most in the Dallas area, with some in Austin.

 

A highlight was a trip to Stillwater, OK to play at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma State University.  It was 112 degrees that weekend.

Another highlight was the tournament at QuikTrip Park, home of the Grand Prairie Air Hogs of the American Association.

It was a long hot summer with a lot of traveling, but we loved it!  The Patriots, who were all 15 years old playing in a 16 year old league  finished the summer season 20-19-1.

Coach Travis Chick pitched 9 seasons of pro ball 

with several teams including the Seattle Mariners.

The 2011 Dallas Patriots ETx 16U (Summer)

The Fall Team played a double header each Sunday, and completed the season 11-2.

C. J. with Josh Tomlin, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, and part-time first base coach for the Patriots.

The 2011 Dallas Patriots ETx 16U (Fall)

Technical Info:  All images captured with a Canon 5D or 5D Mark II with 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 L USM lens.  Action photos were usually shot at 400 mm, at ISO 400, wide open, with shutter speeds between 1/1000 and 1/3200 sec.  All photos were processed in Adobe Lightroom 3.