baseball
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BaseballBy Matt Zuchowski
It was a sunny day at the ball park for the final game of
the district tournament. The game was Northampton versus
Turners Falls.
We went to the right field to warm up. We stretched
and threw. Then both teams lined up on the first and third
baseline. We sang the Northampton team and I were
excited.
We went out to right National Anthem. Then we got our
positions and went out on the field.
I was playing right field. Our pitcher pitched the ball.
Smack! The batter hit the ball. It came to me in right field
but I missed it, and it rolled to the fence.
I ran and got the ball. Then I threw the
ball to second base. Safe! The umpire yelled. The runner got
a double. The next runner got another double. By the end of
the first half inning the Turners Falls team was up by one.
My team got up to bat. When I
got to bat there was a runner on second base. I got in the
batter’s box. I was holding my heavy red bat. Then I looked
at the pitcher to show that I was ready for the pitch.
The pitcher
pitched the ball. Strike! The umpire yelled. I thought about
what my dad who’s the coach always says. “Never give up
batting until you have three strikes.” So I didn’t give up.
I looked at the pitcher. The pitcher pitched the
ball. Whack! I crushed the ball down the left field line. It flew
by the left fielder and hit the fence. My dad was yelling. I
could also hear cheers from the crowd. The runner on
second base ran around third and broke home. Safe! The
umpire yelled. I ran faster then I usually do. I got to third
base and my dad who was the third base coach said to stay
at third. It finally came to the last
inning. The score was 6-11 we are winning. We just had to
hold them for one more inning. We went to the field. One
runner hit the ball with two outs and it went to deep left
field. The fielder got the ball and through it to third base. The
runner ran right into the player. Out! The umpire yelled.
We
had just won the district tournament. Next we got trophies
and we got a chance to play in the state tournament. It was
a good day.