My First

By Max

This is my memory: it was my first major league baseball game at AL Tahoe. I was on the Giants and we were playing the LA Dodgers. I could remember walking out on to the field and smelling the fresh, clean cut grass.

I started to warm up that day. I was playing first base. I was throwing and catching the ball really well. My coach called me over for batting practice. It wasnÃt going good. I just couldnÃt hit the ball! Then the coach threw a zipper and it nailed me in the leg. It stung like someone had given me a charlie-horse, but I got back up and was ok.

It was game time. We were the home team so we were out in the field first. The first three innings were all the same as the first; three up, three down, three up, three down, three up, three down. Fourth inning came and the Dodgers scored two runs. Now we were behind by two runs. The fifth inning was the same as the first, no one scored. In the sixth inning, which was the last inning, the other team scored one run. Now it was our turn to catch up. The first two men got up and struck out. The next 3 men got base hits which loaded the bases. Then it was my turn. Most of the team was scared because I didnÃt have a hit all day. The first pitch was on the outside corner.

" Strike One!" yelled the umpire. The crowd moaned and booed.

" No way." I complained. I had to take the strike. The next pitch was a curve ball; I swung so hard I could hear the bat whistling through the air.

"Strike two!" the umpire yelled.

The next pitch was on the outside corner I swung and hit it on the outside of the sweet spot. BANG! It was ground ball right down the first base line and rolled all the way to the fence. I ran to third base and my coach was telling me to stop but I knew I could make it. I started running home and I saw the throw coming in at the same as I was, I slid and hit home plate just as the ball came into the catcher. It was up to the umpire to decide what the call was.

"Safe!" the umpire yelled. And I won the game. The crowd and my team were screaming and roaring so loud it was defining. That moment I will remember this event forever because that was one of the greatest feelings. It was like I was on top of the world.