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Walking up to the plate, I chose to be a lefty. Curves are a bit tricky. And with James having such good command of his curves, I don't want to be caught chasing. This is one of the few instances where I don't mind if a pitch comes in at me. 

James started with his biggest curve, so much movement, but I held in, kept my weight low and swung. I pulled the ball to right field, and was able to watch it fly over Tanner and then the outfield fence, as I started my run. We bounced back from our one run deficit like Garret said we would. 

I rounded the bases, tagged home plate, then high-fived Garret on my way back to the dugout. 

He also pumped his fists. "Knew you could do it."

I grinned. 

"Nice swing and timing." Coach nodded at me. He pointed at Alisha's clipboard. "Write HR for homerun."

Alisha nodded and wrote it down.