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Thus is the nature of baseball, a fickle game wrought with tradition, the foremost of which is the iron clad law mandating that the game is cruel and will take away as freely as it gives. My father always told me, “Baseball is a game of errors - the best hitters fail seven out of ten times - the key to success is knowing how to deal with the failure.” It is this aspect of the game, its want to frustrate and demoralize the player, that I think has driven most of my

The game was headed to the bottom of the ninth and the Marlins were looking for a come back. Johnny Field lead off the Marlins with a huge double to put the tying run into scoring position. The Braves were able to retire the next two Marlins up to bat. It was then Scotty Stanton who was up to the plate. In Stanton’s last plate appearance, he flew out to the center fielder just in front of the four hundred and seven foot center field wall. While walking up to the plate, Stanton thought to himself, “Get yourself a pitch that you can drive, make sure you get this tying run in.” Stanton stepped into the box and took the first pitch for a strike on the outside corner. The second pitch he saw was a curveball that seemed to be high, but the umpire called a questionable strike on Stanton. He knew that he had to battle and foul off some tough pitches. The next two pitches were off-speed and low, Stanton knew that the pitcher was trying to get him to chase a bad pitch. The Marlins fans were on their feet, cheering as loud as they could, rooting for Stanton to get in that tying run on second. The pitcher was set, Stanton’s focus was completely on the ball. The pitcher delivered a high and in fastball and Stanton did not miss it. Stanton gave the ball a ride to deep left field, the crowd jumped as soon as the ball left his bat knowing that it had the chance to get out. The left fielder ran all the way to the

The worry I had earlier began to slowly dissipate as we headed onward to the next inning. It’s a shame that the worry was only gone for a total of 18 pitches before they had gotten three scores and were ahead of us. When we finally got inside the dugout for our turn to bat, we were pumped to get back ahead of them as fast as possible. We were able to get one run before we reached our three outs and were thrust back onto the field with a tying score. They took two runs from us again causing me to get worried again. They just went ahead of us by two points, and I felt that all was lost. We were finally able to get the last out and we headed inside to the dugout. We were only able to get one run back like last time and I felt that we would lose and then we would be unable to go to the World Series, which is something I had wanted to achieve for sometime. But we were struck out and we went back out onto the field.

The worry I had earlier began to slowly dissipate as we headed onward to the next inning. It’s a shame that the worry was only gone for a total of 18 pitches before they had gotten three scores and were ahead of us. When we finally got inside the dugout for our turn to bat, we were pumped to get back ahead of them as fast as possible. We were able to get one run before we reached our three outs and were thrust back onto the field with a tying score. They took two runs from us again causing me to get worried again. They just went ahead of us by two points, and I felt that all was lost. We were finally able to get the last out and we headed inside to the dugout. We were only able to get one run back like last time and I felt that we would lose and then we would be unable to go to the World Series, which is something I had wanted to achieve for sometime. But we were struck out and we went back out onto the field.

Cooney struck out, after him Burrows did the same. I thought, Do not put Casey at the bat, or else it will be the end for us, I can feel it. So Flynn went, struck the ball and as Flynn always does, he runs to single, the only base he has ever gotten himself to. Then Jimmy Blake went and hit. He practically tore the cover off of the ball. Then before you knew it, Flynn was safe at third and Jimmy Blake at second. That was actually pretty impressive on Jimmy’s part, since that was his first ball of the season he hit, and it's been a

The second championship game began much like the first. By the seventh inning the score was seven to one in favor of Waterloo Valley. Being the home team, we had one more chance for survival in the bottom of the inning. The inning started with one hit after another, raising the team’s spirits with each one. The hits just kept coming until we finally found ourselves only down by only one run. The excitement in the dugout was soaring, and so, with a runner on third base and two outs, Coach Sullivan put in Jakob Crampton for what could be the final at bat of the season. After strike one the anxiety became overwhelming. With the second pitch on its way, Crampton swang the bat, and the dugout exploded into cheering as the ball found its way between the third baseman

Since Pennsauken got the ball in the first quarter The Braves were gonna get it in the beginning of the third. This is when it got difficult. The kick return only went for five yards and , consequently, a quick three and out on offense. Every play I heard the thunderous crowd yell,”Awwwwww!” when we messed up. There are three reasons why that could have happened either: there was something in the oranges, their coach gave an awesome pep-talk or the cold was getting to our team; and I remember hearing somebody start to say,”What did they put in their oranges?” Pennsauken got their third TD and now we were tied- a

Finally the game started and we played well and so did they. The game was close the whole way threw and we came to the final inning tying them. We were the home team so we got to bat last. Two of the three outs

The Rangers looked to have this thing locked up right from the get go, but Colby Lewis would always found a way to make things interesting. The Rangers put up a lethal six spot in the first inning, enough for most to think game over. But to the Astros credit, and lack of execution by Colby, that wasn't the case last night. You hear it time and time again, when you hang a crooked number on the scoreboard it is imperative that the pitcher goes out there and crushes the opposing teams spirits with a zero spot the next half inning. On Monday night, Colby Lewis did the

The game of baseball is a very tactical game. When you get down never give up. There is always a chance you can comeback. It only takes one hit or one good play in the field to change the whole outcome of the game. Baseball is a game of mistakes. So learn from them. Don't ever blame it on your team mates because it is a team game and everyone makes mistakes just try to get better from them. “Every champion was once a contender that refused to give up” Rocky Balboa.

I was getting very nervous, because all three of us were hitless today. Okay, we need base runners, and we need them now. Don’t try to do too much, just get a hit. I thought. The first pitch was a fastball right down the middle of the plate, a perfect pitch to hit. My eyes got big, and my mind said swing, but before I could react, the ball was past me.

Quite a bit of time passed and the game finally started. I was hoping we could get some hits off Kluber, the Indians star pitcher. My hopes crumpled like paper though, with the Indians scoring 4 runs already. The game got really boring and I gave up on watching it.

As I stare anxiously at my coach, my heart pounding. He signals for a squeeze bunt, as I stand on third I ready myself. This run determines the winner, in the bottom of the seventh inning. The fans sit nervously on the edge of their seats, as they watch my team comeback from losing 10-2. What I do next decides the outcome of this game. My eyes lock in on the pitchers palm, ball in hand. She winds up, throwing her arm in a circle. As her arm reaches directly above her head, I take off. Jenna places the bunt aimed towards the pitcher, however, before she even picks up the ball, I glide safely into home. American Heritage’s Lady Patriots just won the state championship. The experience of winning states will never be forgotten in my

My last batter has just been struck out by another unfair call from the ump. I hear a chorus of groans and sighs coming from the stands on the our side of the field. I hear the same coming from the rest of the players in the dugout. I hear the same coming from me and Doug. The score is tied at an aggravating 0-0. And now, it’s their turn to bat.

It is the bottom of the 9th, two outs, tie game with the bases loaded. It was all up to me, one hit and the game was over. All of our hard work, grit and determination has paid off thus far but will it last us just a bit longer? The season started it out a bit rough, our first four games were painful losses, so bad our assistant coach quit. We were so terrible people never even went to our games, and after the fourth loss most parents stopped showing up. Our season was going to be one big humiliating failure.