After the first pitch went by for a called strike, I could tell that Jordan didn't even have the intention to swing . Which was weird . Super weird . I glanced at Zeke and Coach . They were watching Jordan with a pair of frowns as well .
Jordan took another called strike . Then, oddly, the pitcher threw three straight balls . With a full count, the pitcher sent a high one towards the catcher . Jordan barely did a weak swing and started walking back to the dugout before the ump even said anything .
As he passed by Garret, Garret shook his head for him to see, then headed to the lefty's batters box .
Seeing that Mahki moved to the on deck circle, I started to put on my helmet, and carefully held onto my bat . I kept my eyes on Jordan to see what Zeke would do or say, but was let down when they just ignore one another . Jordan sat alone and no one made any moves to talk to him . I don't think I've seen him interact with the team much since he spends a lot of time in the bullpen .
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I looked back to Garret to see what he would do . Him and Jordan seemed close so I wondered if . . . he would also do nothing . . .
Garret already had a 2-1 count when I looked . The next pitch wasn't visible to me with Garret in the lefty's box, but with a swing, he pulled it to the right outfield, and took off running . Him and Noah both raced around the bases . By the time the right outfielder sent the ball to the cutoff man, Noah was safe at third and Garret safe at second . So he could hit too . I felt a little guilty thinking that he would be like Jordan .
Mahki moved to the batters box, and I hopped up and stepped out onto the field so I could stand in the on deck circle . Mahki took some pitches and ended up popping out to the second baseman, not allowing Noah and Garret move up .
He gave me a weak smile as he moved to the dugout and I to the plate . This time I got in the lefty's box, curious how the other team would react . If the third baseman would move in like yesterday, then it could be an easy RBI .
Surprisingly the infield didn't change at all . Not on guard for a bunt? I looked to the outfield and saw the left fielder draw in, with center and right field shifting over a little . With their movements, they left a bit of empty space in right field . I could try for that spot which was similar to where Garret hit .
The pitcher wasn't accurate at all, and looked to be all over the place . He threw balls all on the outside of the strike zone . Again I had to foul a few off to please Zeke . But from my observation, I didn't think it tired him out at all . On his ninth pitch to me, I stepped up and out to angle my more to the right, then swung my bat .
I jogged to first as I watched the ball fall into that open space . The right fielder sprinted to it and sent it to the second baseman . The second baseman threw to the catcher at home but Mahki had already joined Noah at the plate . They both had easily scored making the score 5-0 in the top of the second .
Zeke stepped up to bat . Like me he was still batting with a 100% success rate . But we weren't really on the same level since not only did he have more hits, but he also had homeruns . One for each game at least .
This time he smacked the ball into the outfield fence and off we went . I safely made it to third, and him to second . I was gasping for air as he stood tall, not even looking winded . If I wasn't in front of him, he probably could have made it into a triple .
Sean was up next, with runners on second and third, two outs, he couldn't do a bunt . Thankfully . Because, I don't know if I'd be able to time it as well as Zeke did before . Working a 2-2 count, he sent a nice high fly to center field for our number three . Time to change sides . I jogged back to the dugout, trying to catch up with Zeke . I worked up my courage and grabbed his sleeve just as we got inside the dugout .
He looked down at me with eyebrows raised in surprise . "What is it?"
I pointed at Jordan who was already on the field with Garret, warming up .
Zeke frowned . "You noticed?"
I shrugged . I noticed that he wasn't trying, but I couldn't understand why .
Zeke rested a hand on my head . "It'll become clearer after another inning or two . Don't worry . Just ignore it and focus on you . No matter what happens, you should remain focused on winning . Nothing else . " He gave a tap and then went to switch out his equipment .
I did the same and got back on the field .
Chapter end
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