“ I am going to hit the ball right at you,” I replied to Billy. When Billy threw the ball towards home plate it felt
“ I am going to hit the ball right at you,” I replied to Billy. When Billy threw the ball towards home plate it felt
But my dad always told me to stay humble and remember everything he taught me unfortunately I was young and just wanted to hit homers. And I started to swing for the fence and I fell into a slump which means I was not hitting very well. Finally my dad told me just make good contact and the ball will fly he told me to quit swinging for the fence so I did…
This athletic boy is facing a very good pitcher in his league, in the bottom of the sixth inning, two outs, full count he throws a fastball down the middle and he hits a homerun! Then after he crosses home plate he see’s the umpire looking at his bat and he says it look like…
During the world series on an October evening in 1989, the Giants and Athletics battled for a world title. It was any average play off game in baseball. Lots of excitement, a hostile playing field, and the crowd would cheer over just about anything. Watching the game by himself was Bill Tate, who just got home from a night of work. “It was early in the game, no score yet, when suddenly Al Michaels, the announcer, said ‘What was that?’…
How are they going to get someone good enough to play the outfield in time”? Ace just turned the tv off and headed off to practice. He decided to talk to Reese about working with him since he was next in line to play. Ace found Reese and he started talking to him. “Hey man I know we haven't started off on a good foot…
The Incredible Action Packed True Story of Hunter Johnson-Duquette The Broken Collarbone I was playing hockey in Negaunee. My team and I were playing against a team from Houghton and it was my first time playing against this team. This is my second year playing bantam meaning I was used to hitting and being hit so hitting the boards was not a big deal. We were winning 4-3 and I had a chance to move my way up the ice with the puck.…
An inspirational teacher in my life would have to be a women by the name of DeAnna Crossland. She is my loving hardworking mother who cares for me and struggles raising her only child as a single parent. My mother is around 5’1 with a medium build, brown hair, blue eyes and a warm smile. Although she is very loving, she is also very strict as her dad was to her. Overall, she is the best mother I could ask for.…
It was springtime during the year of 2012, I was just about to start my summer. I was looking on the internet for sports to do in Kaneland, because I wanted to compete at a higher level. But I was not always comfortable with playing on a travel baseball team, but I knew this could be a great opportunity for me, so I took a risk and after all it, payed off. I asked “Dad would you think I would be able to compete and play on the travel baseball team” He smiled “Yes, but one thing I learned when I was young and playing baseball is; it is a game of mistakes, and the only way you can succeed is if you practice over and over to improve.”…
Baseball: the sport where you stand around for 20 minutes and move 3 feet to the left and move 3 feet to the right. It’s so intense. It’s so intense that you could take a nap on the field with everything out there. Of course, I’m being sarcastic. The only time it’s actually fun is when you’re annihilating the other team while they’re asleep on the field.…
The game begins, first pitch “strike one” yells the umpire. The crowed starts cheering and my energy level starts to rise higher, I can feel the energy start to take over my legs. The crowd keeps cheering, I jump out of my seat and run over to the dugout to speak the coach. Coach “number 8 is the girl that hits deep to right field but, swings at high pitches”. The coach sends the signal to the pitcher “Strike two” yells the umpire.…
Basketball Nerd “If only I could beat Tommy in basketball,” I though. Everyone would laugh at him and I could prove that I am good at sports. I have recently moved in because of getting bullied in other schools. I have gotten pushed into lockers, punched in the face and even locked in the teacher’s lounge. My parents are sick of me getting bullied.…
I'm not a coward nor a scaredy cat that fears. I just had a feeling that something would happen, just not to me at baseball practice for some reason. My gut usually told me the truth. So I had a really strong feeling about something would happen.…
“The key to hitting the ball, is to always keep your eye on the ball,” said my dad. I waited for my dad to come undo my car seat that I was never able to unhook myself. As I walked up the gravel road leading to my field,…
Then the second. Finally, the next batter for Brooks came up to the plate with his team relying on him to make a play. The pitch was thrown and the batter swung as hard as he could and the blu rolled slowly to the feet of the pitcher. The pitcher softly tossed the the first baseman and that was the ball…
When they walk outside to play the first thing Bill says is to keep an eye on the ball, foreshadowing what is to come maybe? Bill throws the ball and Scotty misses, when he has the ball in his hand he stops for a minute hesitant to through it back and instead of doing so he walks it over to Bill dropping it in his glove. Bill throws the ball and he misses again, instead of walking it over or throwing it this time he rolls it over to Bill the balling stoping in the middle of them. Bill reminds Scotty to keep and eye on the ball and this time when he throws it Scotty catches it but right in front of his face his hand not doing much to absorb the impact leaving him with a big black eye.…
As I walked into the stadium, the smell of hotdogs and popcorn filled the air. It was a familiar setting. A setting I had grown to know very well because my dad loved baseball. The red white and blue colors were everywhere as fans came from every direction into the stadium. My dad and I walked to the outfield where the opposing team was warming up for the game.…