Boy14 had his pitching debut tonight (he pitched one inning last year in the Ponies). First, he caught the first 1 2/3 innings and ate a lot of dirt. Our starting pitcher was not on his game and was walking kids and throwing a lot of wild pitches. So Jo Jo was warmed up from throwing the ball back, when he was called in to pitch. We were up 5-4. He felt like he was going to throw up from nerves and inhaling dust. He finished the last 4 1/3 innings and only gave up one run. The umpire had a strike zone the size of an orange (to quote Pat) but Jo Jo (Boy14) was nailing them. He also hit a nice double, walked twice and scored three times. Oh yeah, and he made a double play when he caught a pop up and the kid on third didn't tag up and our boy outran him back to the base.
The arm is on ice now, but he may need to take to his bed for a few days.
Boy12, our usual pitcher, was proud of his brother
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