1. Baseball
By Matt Zuchowski
It was a sunny day at the ball park for the final game of
the district tournament. The game was Northampton versus
Turners Falls.
We went to the right field to warm up. We stretched and
threw. Then both teams lined up on the first and third baseline.
We sang the Northampton team and I were excited.
We went out to right National Anthem. Then we got our
positions and went out on the field.
I was playing right field. Our pitcher pitched the ball.
Smack! The batter hit the ball. It came to me in right field but I
missed it, and it rolled to the fence.
I ran and got the ball. Then I threw the ball to second
base. Safe! The umpire yelled. The runner got a double. The next
runner got another double. By the end of the first half inning the
Turners Falls team was up by one.
My team got up to bat. When I got to bat there was a
runner on second base. I got in the batter’s box. I was holding my
heavy red bat. Then I looked at the pitcher to show that I was
ready for the pitch.
The pitcher pitched the ball. Strike! The umpire

2. yelled. I thought about what my dad who’s the coach always
says. “Never give up batting until you have three strikes.” So I
didn’t give up. I looked at the pitcher. The pitcher
pitched the ball. Whack! I crushed the ball down the left field
line. It flew by the left fielder and hit the fence. My dad was
yelling. I could also hear cheers from the crowd. The runner on
second base ran around third and broke home. Safe! The umpire
yelled. I ran faster then I usually do. I got to third base and my
dad who was the third base coach said to stay at third.
It finally came to the last inning. The
score was 6-11 we are winning. We just had to hold them for one
more inning. We went to the field. One runner hit the ball with
two outs and it went to deep left field. The fielder got the ball
and through it to third base. The runner ran right into the player.
Out! The umpire yelled.
We had just won the district tournament.
Next we got trophies and we got a chance to play in the state
tournament. It was a good day.