Keeping her eye on the ball

Carley Jean Smout, 6, made contact with the ball during her turn up to bat while her team practiced some skills before playing a T-Ball game at Steen Park in Aylmer on Saturday morning, July 11. Aylmer Minor Baseball Association players, coaches, volunteers and parents take over Steen Park each Saturday morning in July with Blastball (ages 3 and 4) and T-Ball (ages 5 to 7) practicing and games. Other minor baseball age groups being offered in Aylmer this summer include Rookie (ages 7 to 9) at Steen Park on Mondays starting at 6:30 p.m., Mosquito (ages 10-11) on Wednesdays starting at 6:30 p.m. at Steen Park and Peewee Rep (ages 12-13) at Optimist Park most Thursdays at either 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.