313 Game: VS OLU 1 (2/2)
4 CF Zeke Atkins
5 1B Julian Wilson
6 3B Jason Morris
7 RF Sean Isner
8 C Kelvin Bender
9 P Theo Hixson
More or less the same in my opinion. Coach would switch it up occasionally, but I've been feeling that the first five have been pretty consistent.
”Coach.” Julian spoke up, moving closer to him with an obvious limp. ”Actually, after the doubleheader on Saturday, my foot started to hurt more than it originally did. I think I'll have to sit this one out.” He glanced around. ”Sorry guys.”
Some nearby teammates clapped him on the back and asked for more details on what hurt and how it got re-injured.
Julian could only shake his head and shrug his shoulders. ”I'm not sure myself. My parents already scheduled me an appointment this afternoon with a podiatrist.”
Another round of consoling only dampened the atmosphere.
”Brian Swoope.” Coach narrowed in on the sophomore, who has experience in pitching and playing in the outfield. ”You'll bat fifth and play first. Any questions?”
Brian jumped up. ”Okay!” Then he scratched his cheek. ”But...I don't have a first baseman's glove.”
”You can use mine.” Julian volunteered. He limped to his bag, dug around and pulled out his glove. He then handed it over to Brian.
”I didn't know first baseman's had different gloves than everyone else.” I whispered to Noah.
Noah shrugged. ”Not like it matters to you. Or me. Just throw to him when you get the ball. Who cares about his glove.”
”The person playing first would obviously care.” Dave snorted. ”You brats are as ignorant as always.”
”I am not!” Noah argued.
Zeke was quick to step between them. ”Stop fighting. It's about time to go warmup.” He raised his voice for Coach and the team to hear. ”Let's show OLU the future league champions!”
”YEA!” The team hollered out in unison once more, regaining some of the earlier energy.
We grabbed our bags and moved them to the dugout, prepping them for warmups and the game. After grabbing our gloves, we followed Zeke to the outfield to jog and stretch. On the other side, OLU was already in the process of warming up, showing that they were just as serious as we are this morning.