half_empty

After a near death experience thanks to his own mother, Jake Hollander has an adverse reaction to people, baseball, and family. His feeling of abandonment is slowly lost thanks to his foster family, The Atkins. They take him in and change his mind about everything. He becomes more open, better at baseball, and craves for family. Slowly all wishes are granted. 

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The Hitting Zone

Top of the seventh inning would start with Noah so he sprinted with excitement back to the dugout. As I jogged in, he passed by me on his way out. He gave me a carefree smile and walked on out.

"What's the count?!" Kyle hollered, making his entrance known. "What am I at?"

It took me a second to realize he was talking about his own pitch count and not Noah's batter count.

"Settle down, you're done for the game." Coach told him, giving him a pat on the shoulder. "You did well."

"No way, Coach, you said I get 75 pitches. Not one more. So you might as well not do one less. What am I at?"

Coach looked to Kelvin, who held a clipboard in his wrapped up arm. "Tell him."

"68." Kelvin gave Kyle a look of pity.

"You won't be able to do a complete game." Coach told him, bluntly. "I'm not going to send you back out there just for one more batter. That batter might do a ten-pitch at-bat as well and put us in a bind."

Game: @ Etna H.S. (10)