Little bit of dad-beaming here:
Last night, YSSS' 13U team played a game, with a 4-2 lead in the 7th. Away team scores two at the top of the inning to tie this baby up. We have top of order coming:
Leadoff hitter walks, steals 2B on first pitch to #2
#2 Hitter (a Jedi) bloops a single, runners on the corners
With #3 hitter up, the Jedi takes 2B on defensive indifference
#3 Hitter takes a walk to load bases no out
So with that as the setup, the YSSS (Cleanup Hitter) comes up. Tell him to take a breath and drive the ball hard. The lefty of the mound proceeds to throw him a
COOKIE and YSSS drives the ball into the right center gap for an RBI single and a walk off. Team mobs him! He may have had the biggest smile I have ever seen him have on a ballfield.
That is why I do what I do. That made everything worthwhile this season. We are almost done for summer, and I will always have that memory of him succeeeding, but most importantly, having fun and feeling like a superhero for that moment!
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