Thank you aggies

Charles Schwab Field Omaha

I am typing this on a flight to Omaha to meet Ali, Jameson and Mark who made the roadtrip yesterday from College Station.  We have traveled to watch our beloved Aggies play for a national championship.  Crazy to even type that.  It is bittersweet to watch the end of this season.  We are so proud of this team for making it this for.  For representing Aggies everywhere with class and dignity.  For their grit and their fight and their will to keep winning despite the challenges that keep getting thrown their way.  Sound familiar?  Regardless of how the next few days go, this season will be over.  This team that we have come to love will disband and players and coaches will go their separate ways.  This team has meant the world to us for so much more than baseball and we will never forget these 2024 Aggies.  
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Ali, Jameson and Mark loaded up in the car and headed to Omaha!

Beautiful night at the baseball fields!

Early in the season this team learned of Mark’s cancer diagnosis and they have been fans of his all season long.  Many of the players and coaches wear the Mark’s Army wristband as a show of support.  They have sent him signed bats and balls and jerseys.  More than anything though they have been an inspiration and a distraction for all of us during the last 6 months.  We had to make this trip to Omaha to thank them in person for this season and for their support.  
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A prized possession... we love this Aggie Baseball team!

Mark's Army member, Jace LaViolette! Let's go #17!

Mark has never been into football or basketball, I assume because he doesn't like the aggressive nature of those sports.  That is not who he is.  A couple of years ago we signed him up for little league.  Nobody in our family has ever played baseball and we didn’t really know how it would go.  He immediately loved it.  Baseball is a game of strategy.  A thinkers game and I think that suits Mark perfectly.  It is not flashy or flamboyant.  It is a sport about hard work and dedication and patience more so than many other sports.  All of these are words that I would use to describe Mark.  
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Hanging with buddies, Marshall and Andrew, at the hotel before the game.

Watching our Aggies take on Tennessee!

Thank you to this team for your show of love and support for Mark.  Seeing your wristbands on TV means the world to us.  Thank you for this season.  Thank you for the memories made at the ballpark this season.  Thank you for letting us be a part of your flyover vs Air Force.  Thank you for honoring Mark with the Bravery Award on your field.  Thank you for your autographs, your jerseys and your bats.  Thank you for providing us with a much needed distraction over the last few months.   Thank you for being role models for our little fighter.  Thank you for making it this far so that selfishly we can enjoy another weekend of watching this team.  The Massey’s will always hold a special place in our hearts for these incredible young men and coaches.  

One of the sweetest moments. Prayers up for our Aggies to win!

Walking into the NCAA Men's College World Series.

Now go and BTHO Tennessee!!
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