On Monday night at around 7:30 p.m., something special happened for YoungestSon2Me. His baseball team was undefeated, but had tied one other team. On Monday evening, they faced the team they had tied before, and both teams were psyched for a win and the chance to be the sole remaining undefeated team. The coach told YoungestSon2Me (who has long hair) that if they lost, he was making him get a haircut.
In the third inning, the score was still 0 - 0. YoungestSon2Me's team had the bases loaded and two outs when YoungestSon2Me came up to bat. The first pitch was fast and outside, but YoungestSon2Me gave it his best swing ... and missed. The second pitch was lightening-fast and right in the middle of the strike zone ... but YoungestSon2Me missed again.
There is no pressure in baseball like the pressure that accompanies being up to bat with the bases loaded, two outs and two strikes. The last pitch was exactly like the second - fast and right down the middle - but this time, there was a huge CRACK as YoungestSon2Me swung with everything he had in him.
Below you can see the pitch coming in (the ball can be seen on the left side of the photo) ...
And then the ball went sailing (see the ball in the upper left-hand corner below) ... and it kept sailing all the way into the parking lot. A GRAND SLAM HOME RUN !!!
Below, YoungestSon2Me is rounding second and quickly catching up with the runner in front of him ...
The smile on his face (below) didn't disappear until the next morning, and you gotta love the look on the face of that second baseman. The guy in the yellow jersey on the left-hand side of the photo is still waiting for someone to find the ball in the parking lot ...
And all three of his teammates who were batted in when YoungestSon2Me launched one out of the park were at home plate waiting to congratulate him when he came in ...
The final score was 4 - 0 and YoungestSon2Me's team is now the only undefeated team - and he still has long hair. The game ball now sits on his dresser upstairs, and he will likely never mention to anyone again that he was responsible for every score that evening.
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