160 Game: VS Katella High School 4 (1/2)

As Noah rambled, I watched Brett pitch another inning. He completely shut out John and Daniel, striking them both out with ease.

”We could have done better.” Noah stopped it with the stats in time to throw shade at our replacements. I raised an eyebrow at him and he caught my look. ”Okay, so you would have done better, I might have also struggled...but I've adjusted my swing! So we can't know for sure.”

I held back a chuckle. I guess we really can't know for sure. Plus, if it was us versus them, I could hold us up at the plate. John and Daniel were a combined 0-4 so far today.

Their strikeouts brought Julian up, who wasn't having a good day at the plate either. This time around, he worked the count to a favorable 3-1, and was able to smack a ball right over the first baseman to right field. He safely made it to first, but was unable to try for second.

Garret was up next. He got set in the lefty's box, and Julian started to take his lead.

”Miller showed the sign to steal.” Noah mumbled.

Sure enough, Julian looked to be taking a big lead of the bag. He was inching further and further, keeping an eye on the pitcher's back to see if he would possibly do a check-throw. Suddenly Brett took a small step back, off the rubber, turned towards first, and threw a bullet at his teammate. The first baseman caught the throw and made the tag before Julian could get fully back. Out number three. End of the fifth inning, still 3-0.

”Damn.” Noah slouched. ”That was a crazy check throw. So flawless. I definitely would have been caught too.”

I nodded. ”Same.” There's no way I would have beaten that out. Julian is a senior and has the experience, yet he was stunned.

The teams switched and we started the sixth inning. Garret was still going at it, full throttle. He got them to pop out to third. Groundout to third. And then a strikeout looking to end the top of the sixth.

”Seven strikeouts already.” Dave applauded Garret as he walked into the dugout. ”You think you can shut them out?”

Garret slapped Dave's back. ”Of course! Too easy! There's a reason I'm the ace.”

”But you gave up two hits to the leadoff hitter...” Kyle smirked. ”Just reminding you who has the perfect game on this team.”

Garret lunged for him and tried to put him in a fake headlock. ”So annoying. Just wait. One of these games, I'll get it too!”

”Ridiculous.” Kyle laughed out. ”If you couldn't do it against Katella, then you're not going to be able to do it against our other opponents.”

Garret shoved him away. ”Bro, we won't know until the season ends.” He waved and went to go up to bat.

”Highly unlikely.” Noah stated from the side. ”Actually, extremely unlikely. There has never been two different pitchers on the same team, that pitched perfect games in the same season. Never ever. At least, not in the states. If there was, I would have heard of it.”

Dave squeezed in between me and Noah and put him in the headlock. I scooted over to give them space. ”What was that punk? You trying to curse me too?”

Noah just let out a laugh/wheeze, struggling to catch his breath. Soon, most of the dugout was looking at laughing.