678 V2 ch150 (1/2)
I nodded. I could help him embarrass the pitchers he knew. But...
”I don't know if Coach would even let me face them..?” I shrugged, helpless. ”They can't compare to the twins and Garret...”
Noah replied. ”There will be a few opportunities. We do something like scrimmages too. At least, we did so last year. Especially in the fall semester. We had a baseball class. Counts toward your P.E. credit. Last class of the day so we just play until the scrimmage is over then go home. Coach might have some changes in mind though, so we'll see.”
”Scrimmages every day?” My jaw dropped. ”How do the pitchers handle that?”
Noah rolled his eyes. ”Not everyone plays in the scrimmage. We only have three fields; plus Mr. Miller won't let us use the varsity field when we aren't in season. He likes to keep it fresh and well taken care of.”
Sounds like him.
”So...do we watch when we aren't playing?” I asked.
He nodded. ”Yea, sometimes. Or just do some conditioning and then watch. It varies.” He lifted his eyebrows. ”We might have a real weight room if Jeremy follows through on contacting Coach.”
”I can't tell if that's a good thing or not.” I sighed.
Noah laughed and patted my back. ”What are you scared of? We survived a summer of Zeke's training.”
That's true. As long as I don't have to run anymore long distances, I'll be satisfied.
We went in the cafeteria for dinner and sat with the same group of guys. Everyone talked about their games from the afternoon with Noah taking the lead.
”I bet Jake still performed better than you.” Landon claimed. He must be getting tired of Noah's bragging.
Noah wasn't bothered. ”Yea? I'm okay with that. Jake is the best.”
Landon looked to me. ”Well? How'd you do?”
”2-3.” I answered in between bites. ”I hit a homerun.”
”What was the out?” Ansar asked.
”Fly ball to right field.” I told them.
”This is my first time meeting a batting prodigy.” Travis sighed. ”Have you ever gone a game without a hit?”
I nodded. One particular game came to mind. The loss to University Prep in the Foothill Classic Tournament. I've been thinking back to it lately. That pitcher, Seth something...was ranked fifth in state.
”It's nice to know that you're human.” Adam joked, making the guys laugh. He looked around. ”Anyone playing at the stadium tonight?”
Everyone shook their head.
”Guess none of our teams have to play Jake. Thank goodness. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?” Cody chuckled.
”There's still tomorrow morning. We aren't doing drills. Just one last scrimmage. Then lunch before we end the camp.” Adam pointed out. He looked at me. ”What field?”
I shrugged. ”Didn't look.”
”That would be a rough game to end camp with. Getting beaten up by Jake.”
”It's not like he's a one-man team.” Someone pointed out.
”Ugh. Too much pressure.”
”Yea, I want to shine in my last scrimmage. Not be overshadowed.”
”Imagine if you were a pitcher that struck him out in the last scrimmage though.”
”You would have the attention of all the coaches.”
Ansar laughed. ”Be real. Pitchers that face Jake tomorrow are probably going to look like little leaguers.”
”True.”
”I can see it already.”
”It would be a sad car ride home.”
”I can't believe the camp is ending already.” Landon sighed, interrupting them. ”One more night. I feel like the week has flown by.”