442 Game @ Servite (2)

Name:The Hitting Zone Author:half_empty
I put my helmet and bat away near my baseball bag before sitting down. Just as I was sitting, it felt like everyone around me jumped up in excitement.

Feeling their energy, I jumped up as well, then used my eyes to try and find what was worth cheering for. It's not like I heard the familiar sound of a bat hitting a baseball, add in the yells for 'Noah!' and I immediately looked for my friend. 

Noah was halfway to third base! I quickly scanned the rest of the infield. Sanchez had already thrown a pitch to his catcher. Garret couldn't even attempt to swing to distract the catcher like I had done. The pitch was way outside, almost in the right-handers box. That pretty much set up the catcher to throw to third with so much space. 

The pitch came, the catcher was already in a half squat while receiving the baseball. He transferred the ball to his right hand and threw his hardest to the third baseman as Noah slid in. The third baseman received the ball and made the tag a