Didja hear it?  Last night about 6:15 p.m. Central Time, you may have heard the sound of a large crowd cheering but been unaware of whence came the sound.  (I love using the word "whence."  It sounds so pretentious.)  Well, it came from Minnesota.  From Maplewood, Minnesota, to be more specific.  

You must be asking yourself, "What caused such an uproar?"  I will tell you.  William Shaw, yes, our very own William Shaw, made his first hit of the baseball season.  And, to make it even better, he hit in the game-winning run.  And there was much rejoicing.  He even got doused with the leftover liquid from the water cooler.   

To many, hitting the baseball during a game is fairly common practice and this event may not seem like much of a big deal.  But most of us can understand the pride and excitement associated with finally doing something and doing it well after a tough period of perserverance. 

Typical of William, he was was more concerned with getting out of his wet clothes than basking in the attention of his teammates, but once he was warm and dry, he was a very happy camper all evening.  It was a good day. 

Posted by Mom C.

Grandpa Copeland and I are very happy to learn that William had a great hit to win a game. As an old second baseman myself (and a pretty fair hitter) I am delighted to know that William has some ability at the sport and hope he will gain much enjoyment from playing the game. Always remember that--it is a game! It should be fun. I hope we will get to see you play a game some day.
Love,
Grandma Copeland

Posted by CarpeBanana

Way to go, William!