Dylan had been in a hitting slump for nearly a year, and that includes fall ball. He has a great eye and was getting on base via walks but hadn't had a legitimate base hit since the middle of last season. Well, today that changed because he refused to give up and he swung that bat as well as I've ever seen him swing. He hit a triple with his first at bat today with a line shot over the center fielders head. He stole home for the first in of the game on the next pitch. He followed that up with a single and a double driving in three runs. He also scored on both of those at bats. He was on fire. He didn't get to pitch today but he was all smiles be because of the hitting.
Sam did well too, walking twice and hitting a hard liner past the shortstop for a double. He also scored on all three at bats. He was called to the mound to close out the game with the Bulls up 15-5 and while he walked 3 and allowed 2 runs, he also stuck three batters out and got the 15-7 save. He was disappointed about the walks but hung in there and closed out the game.
The Carpenter boys had a good day and the amazing thing is that on the short car ride home they told me they wanted to go back to the field in the morning and do a Carpenter family practice. They had a great game but they want to get better, I like that attitude.
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