7th Grade vs 8th Grade Baseball

7th Grade Baseball Players: Elijah Ammonds, Alex Wolz, and Tucker Holtzmann

In this article you will investigate the differences between 7^th v/s 8^th graders and the diverse ways they view baseball. We interviewed four seventh graders and four eighth graders to compare their answers. During our interviews we found out that they all have been playing baseball for over five years. We also found out that they all play various positions and, depending on where in the field they play can differ how much they enjoy the game. For example, the boys who said they played out field said they challenged with the sun and heat, but the boys who played infield said that that did not really bother them.

The biggest difference in how the grades view the game of baseball is that seventh graders are more confident in how they play. When we asked the question, do you think your good at baseball, seventh grader Elijah Ammonds said, “Yes 100 percent.” But when we asked eighth grader Peyton Ohlau he said, “I am not sure.”

Our focus was to find out what was most challenging between the two grade levels.  Most of them said losing but seventh grader Ryder Aholt said, “The biggest challenge I face when playing baseball is, trying not to get mad when I strike out.”  Eight grader, Peyton Ohlau, said, “I am challenged most with pitching the ball at a fast enough speed.” These two quotes are remarkably similar, but also quite different. We can see how no matter what age you are there will always be challenges, but they can change when you get older.

Eighth grader Benjamin Summers responded to the previous question with, “Making mistakes and seeing how my teammates and coaches will react.”

We learned that little to no seventh graders cared about making mistakes; they care more about winning and losing. You can tell from our evidence that the older, eighth graders are more focused on self-improvement.

Overall, every player we interviewed told us they were glad they played baseball even though it was tough at times. Tucker Holtzman adds, “baseball gets tough, but I could not be here without the support of his teammates and family.”

For now, these boys will continue to play their best and as hard as they can throughout the session.