349 Game: @ Etna H.S. 4 (2/2)

”Punk.” Dave pushed down my cap over my eyes.

I fixed it just in time to see Sean connect with a pitch and send it to left field. It was a line drive...right to the left fielder. He caught it with ease and quickly threw it in so Mahki didn't have a chance to tag up and score.

”Wow. Sean has sure been hitting it hard today.” Dave commented as he came back to the dugout and Alex moved to the batter's box. He waited until Sean returned and then spoke up for him to hear. ”No worries Sean, you're seeing the ball well.”

”Yea, I'm not worried about that.” Sean sighed as he came over, putting his bat and helmet away. ”The problem is that it keeps going to a position player.”

”Just a matter of time before you sneak one in for a hit. Just keep persevering. Small roadblocks like this is nothing. Be patient.” Dave sounded wise giving the sophomore advice. I wondered why he didn't say this to Noah when he was struggling. Instead he was giving him a hard time. Is that another brother thing? Or does he not like Noah as much as he likes Sean?

”Thanks Dave.” Sean day down. ”How's the finger?”

Dave scrunched up his face as he held the injured hand. ”I felt fine when they numbed it, but now that I have feeling again, it flat out sucks. They took off what was broken off though so the nail will grow without hindrance.”

Sean nodded. ”Sounds rough. Any idea when you can pitch again?”

Now it was Dave's turn to sigh. ”They couldn't give me a definitive time frame since everyone's nails grow at different speeds.”

”You should ask your parents to get biotin. Helps with nail growth.” He offered.

We both had clueless looks plastered on our faces.

Sean blushed. ”It's a vitamin. My mom makes my dad take it because his nails would always crack and break off. Seems to help.”

”Thanks.” Dave nodded. ”I'll check it out when we get home.”

Another 'ding' made all eyes go to the field. I couldn't even find where the ball went, until the first baseman made a noticeable run in the foul area, towards right field. He caught the foul pop up and hurried the ball back in to the field. Not like Mahki would run on that.

Kyle went out next. Unlike his excellent pitching today, it just didn't translate over to hitting. He struck out swinging and left Mahki and Noah stranded.

Dave sighed. ”Too bad. Two on second and third with no outs had so much potential.”

Sean nodded in agreement and headed on out to the field.

I waited for Noah so I could congratulate him on getting a single.

He smiled and thanked me. ”It just would have been better if it went farther or even to a spot the outfield wasn't defending, that way Mahki could have scored. I would have been happy with a RBI.” Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”And us bench players would have been happier with another run on the scoreboard.” Dave sighed. ”Too bad a certain freshman is lacking. He needs to hit the gym.”

Noah's face twitched. ”Let's go Jake!”

I followed him out to the field. ”Was Dave just kidding?” Because he was all smiles when Noah had gotten the hit.

Noah shrugged. ”Who can know when it comes to him. Also, it's not like he's wrong. As freshmen, we can't compare to some high school players who are fully grown. Just look at Zeke.”

I looked to the outfield and saw him throwing a ball back and forth with Mahki. He did look like a full size adult.