Pitcher Perfect

Nathan had a very exciting baseball game last night! After Jordan, our team's main pitcher got tired, they put in another teammate. Our team, the Twins, was in the lead by over 10 runs, but they started to catch up. The replacement pitcher did okay for a batter or two, but then he was walking everyone and the score kept getting closer. So the coach switched him out and brought in the second replacement pitcher. Again, he quickly started walking everyone and our lead was diminishing quickly.

earlier in the game

Then the coach called a timeout, and suddenly Nathan was being called to the pitcher's mound! He has been practicing to be a pitcher. But after he had a rough start at the beginning of a game for his first time ever pitching, the coaches have not had him pitch since. I know he was excited, but also probably really nervous. There was a lot of pressure! This was the last inning of the game, and they had no outs. There really aren't any other kids on the team who have trained as pitchers, so I didn't know what the coach would do if Nathan had a rough time.

Nathan was AMAZING! He pitched really well, usually getting the ball right in the strike zone. He walked 2 players, but he also got 1 strike-out, caught a fly ball for an out, and fielded a grounder and threw it to first base in time to make the out. I was one proud momma, and he was so excited! Best of all, the coach now knows that he can count on Nathan to be a pitcher for our team -- hopefully Nathan will get the chance to pitch many more times this season!