Will’s Dodgers team beat a bunch of big boys from Kennesaw on Saturday, 9 – 6. It was one of Will’s better games. He played second base in the top of the first, but didn’t have a ball hit to him.
As usual, Will batted second. In the first he walked and stole second and third. Leading off, he drew a throw from the catcher after a pitch. The third-baseman missed the throw, and Will scored easily.
With the Dodgers winning 5 – 3 after the first inning, Will came in and pitched three innings of shutout ball in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. He only allowed one hit, an infield single. In the third inning he retired the meat of the order on six pitches.
Will was set to be the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Watching him swing, I reminded him to swing with his whole body, not just his arms. After taking a strike, he launched a line drive deep into the left-centerfield gap, that landed well past the outfielders. He cruised around the bases for a stand-up triple, and scored on a wild pitch.
He also lined a single to left in the 4th inning. Will caught the final inning.
Cool things on Will's shelf…Mickey Mantle card…Al Kaline Louisville Slugger/Dixie Youth bat…Go Go Sox LS bat…Cal Ripken bat…those Braves bobbleheads…GT football bobblehead…several PEZ dispensers…Beatles LP (meet the Beatles?)
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