Episode 6

Sorry I’ve been off the past few days, but now I’m back on track.  Saturday I had a game against a travel team called the Senators.  They are a Dale City team, which means most players on their team are very unsportsmanlike toward other teams.  I pitched against this team last year and the end result was the same as our game today-a win.  But the road to get to that win was a little tougher this time.  The final score was 6-5.  I pitched very good in this game-4 2/3 innings(pitch count) and 4 unearned runs.  The reason this game was close was our team’s fielding.  We had at least 10 errors in that game, including three on one play, and four in the game by one player who normally doesn’t make errors too often.  We had what we thought to be our last chance to win the game or tie it in the bottom of the last inning with the score 5-5.  We didn’t score, but the game was not yet over.  We had enough time for one last inning.  So in the top of that inning, we escaped a bases loaded jam without any runs being scored.  So it was our turn.  The situation ended up being bases loaded with one out and our number 2 batter in the lineup up to bat, me.  I had no doubt in my mind that I would do it, but I had never expected this particular ending.  On the first pitch of my at-bat, I got hit right in the side of my head to get a walk-off win for my team!  That was great.