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Focused on a full count It was the Junior League baseball championship game in my Little League. We were in the bottom of the sixth inning, and there were two outs with a man on first. We were down by two runs. I came up and quickly got pitched three balls. One more and I could walk. Next thing I knew the pitcher threw two strikes, and I had a full count. I stepped back and looked to my dad, who was an umpire. I came back in the box and focused. The pitcher threw a fastball, and I swung at the baseball as hard as I possibly could. The ball sailed up. I lost track of it in the clouds, so I just jogged. I looked again, and the ball had fallen at the fence. Everyone was screaming! I ran as fast as my little legs could carry me and reached home plate. Home run! My team later came back to win the game, 10–6. That day was unforgettable. David Manley | Winston-Salem | EnergyUnited |
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