Baseball rules

years and many different leaders for African-American people to finally to get the rights they deserve. Jackie Robinson, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Rosa Parks. First, Jackie Robinson was the first black professional baseball player. During his time of baseball, he received many threats due only to his skin color. Many African-Americans during this time were greatly inspired by Robinson and influenced others to stand up for what they believe. Martin Luther King Jr. is known for…

right attitude. This disease has taught me a variety of different things and helped me become competent in many life situations. Tourette’s affects me in many different aspects of my life including baseball. I am a pitcher in baseball and have played since I was very young. I pitch for my varsity baseball team at Rock Hill High School. One night I was pitching under the lights and my turrets was really bothering me. I…

his mother is living in LA. His mother wants him to forget about baseball and attend school in LA, but Bull knows what’s best for him and he thinks that his calling is baseball. Jeff and Billy are Bull’s friends and have been since elementary school. These individuals are on the baseball with him and had innumerable conflicts. This was interesting because I related to Neil, and he was a strong character. Neil likes to play baseball like me, overcame various challenges, and is an exceptional…

“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. I had always been afraid to try new things, yet when I did all I wanted to do was to experience more of them. For me, leaning how to pitch was one of the best experiences I have ever tried. I took something which I thought was going to be terrifying and turned it into a wonderful achievement of mine. Although I had always found pitching very compulsive I would always try to avoid it.…

Softball is my main sport. I have played softball since I was eight. Ever since I have started playing for the school, it has changed my point of view of life. I have personally realized that the game of softball helps you with life. Softball teaches you to work with others, that you can’t expect everything to go your way, and that you can’t win all the time. I could use those three lessons in life. Being part of a team sport has taught me to work with other people. In order to play well,…

It’s that time of year, the leaves are starting to turn and the weather is still scorching hot outside. Fall has finally arrived and I’m back at school for another semester. Fall baseball has just begun and it’s time for the first scrimmage. I walk out of the locker room and put my hands over my laces, and step out on the concrete and hear that first crack of the spike hitting the ground. I head to the best spot on the field the third base dugout. The field looks great the grass is cut with a…

Growing up in the upper-middle class allows you to live a comfortable lifestyle. My parents always provided our family with what we needed and always had extra to help those in need. Giving money to organizations or people is fantastic, but physically helping someone in need goes a lot farther. In early January, 2014, my dad came up to my room late one night and told me about something that he had been thinking about. I remember exactly what he said to me, “Hey Austin, I have been praying and…

minutes late to the championship game, THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! Our coach was so irritated that we could practically see steam coming out of his ears. As the game started, I felt like l had butterflies in my stomach. My nerves seemed to calm as the baseball smacked against my leather glove, and hearing the roar of the crowd as I got the out. Both teams were giving it all they had to try and win the championship game, but you could tell that my team was definitely trying harder than the other…

Although, doing the best you can is important, I would not consider it to be the main purpose of sports. According to Joan Duda, the purpose of sport is broken down into seven categories: “sport should (a) teach the value of mastery and cooperation, (b) show people how to be physically active for life, (c) make good citizens, (d) make people competitive, (e) help individuals obtain a high status career, (f) enhance self-esteem, (g) show people how to get ahead and increase their social status”…

Broken Thumb I was outside on a nice spring day with my dad and brother my, Kevin. It was about 9:00 in the year 2010. We were all in our backyard having a catch before my baseball game which was in the afternoon. When I went deep for a pass Kevin was defending me. While jumping up for the football, my thumb got stabbed by the point of the ball. I luckily caught it but my thumb started to ache in pain but, I didn’t think anything of it. After our catch my mom drove me to the game, she was also…