Will & Matthew had practice Friday. I got to the field as Matthew’s team was finishing, but half the team stuck around for more. Matthew wasn’t into it, but hit some extra balls, then I threw him some popups. This year he hasn’t been into hitting as much…not swinging as hard, using his whole body. He has done well in the field…Saturday he actually dove for a ball. Afterwards I took him to Burger King, though Ceil cooked pizza. I folded clothes while watching the Braves.
Saturday we got up early to get Will up past Lake Allatoona by 7:15. He started and only allowed one run in three inning, only 2 hits…throwing 54 pitches (but ten to one batter). He had a sac fly, a hit, and a run…they won. Then we hustled back to Mt. Paran and won…batting second, the leftfielder was playing shallow, so Will hit a fly ball over his head for an RBI double. He did the same thing in the second, knocking in 2 more…scoring both times. He caught one inning and played shortstop two. A coworker came to the game and got to see both Matthew and Will play.
Then we hustled back north for a 2 pm game, a loss. Will had 4 assists at shortstop, then caught the last two innings. When a runner was stealing second, the pitch bounced in front of the plate, and Will rose a little to block it. It bounced up into his bare hand, so Will gripped it and almost threw out the runner. Then the runner tried to steal third, and Will gunned him down. Later with runners on first and third the coach told Will and the shortstop to go after the runner. Will fired the ball to the base and would’ve nailed him, but the shortstop didn’t cover.
Saturday night Ceil and I drove down to Atlantic Station and IKEA, then down Chattahoochee Avenue past the outlets. There’s supposedly a great hole-in-the-wall Mexican place there…we found it on the right side of the road. It was crowded so we didn’t go, but will go back earlier. Wound up at El Porton after 9 pm, as Ted’s was crowded.
Sunday Will had a must-win game. He lined a double past the leftfielder to the fence, but the coach waved his son home from first, and was out by several steps. Will had 3 assists at short, and took the mound up 3 – 1 in the bottom of the sixth. He got the first two batters out, including a called strikeout. Then the next batter drew a full count walk, the centerfielder couldn’t run down a deep fly, and an opposite field liner just over the second-baseman tied the game. Will played third in the climatic seventh. The leadoff batter singled, them the Titans made 2 errors, putting the winning run on third. They intentionally walked the next two to load the bases, then got 2 outs before a single won the game.
On the way home Will bought a Far Side paperback and loved it. I cleaned up the upstairs and washed my car for the first time in months before small group. Watched some of the game. Nice that Wickman worked out of the jam even without his best stuff.
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