Fireworks
Revisited
It happened ten
years ago, plus two days, July 2, 2004.
Clare was finishing her second season of Bronco Ball, for eleven- and
twelve-year olds. As in the previous
four seasons of baseball, she was the only girl on the team. But, with me as coach, nobody gave her grief.
I’m pretty sure
it was the only time that season anyone on the team hit a real homerun, over
the fence. In fact, the ball travelled
over fence and concession stands before landing in the parking lot, over 250
feet away. Better yet, it was a walk-off
on the last game of the season. The way
her teammates reacted, you would’ve thought there wasn’t any boy-girl gulf
between them.
The next day was
the homerun hitting contest, Clare and 24 boys; she finished fifth. That showed anyone who cared to notice that
the girl could handle pressure.
Time passes too
fast.
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