Student Emulations of Foul Shot
The Hit
by T.H. With two strikes on the Batter And two outs on the field The Batter loads up in anticipation of the pitch Gripped mercilessly by anxiousness Re-grips the bats handle Shuffles his feet Rotates the bat in small circles behind his head Then He calculates the Pitchers stance Chokes up on the bat Tenses his biceps Inhales, Holds it, Releases, The Pitchers cleat squeaking against the rubber mound He throws Snapping his wrist to give it a curve The Batter loads Steps Swings Connects Hesitates Takes off running The herd of cars honking at the connection Rounding first he takes off to second Pounding faster than his fluttering heart would Rounds second heading to third The ball Goes Goes Goes Right before the ball hits the third baseman’s glove His foot stomps on the plate, making his hit a triple. |
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by N.M. With a tied score of 3-3 on the scoreboard, And only ten seconds left on the clock, The crowd going wild as she was taking the ball down the field, Blocking everything out, Focusing on scoring the ball and, Winning the game for her team. Sprinting as fast as she could, it all came down to this moment. And then, as she got closer she kidded the ball. Spinning. Flying Curving Shooting Aiming. Until the crowd falls silent, And then And then And then The ball drives right through the goalie. The crowd than began going crazy again. |