Unleashed (2)

With that, the Gladiators were back around to Nico, the lead-off batter in their line up.

"Batting 1st, Short Stop, Nico."

As the guy came up to the batters box, his face was filled with determination. He was the only one of the starting batters to not get a hit yet which didn't sit well with him. Now that they were in an advantageous position, he wanted to keep the pressure on.

'Just a single will be enough…' He thought.

The catcher Brady seemed to be a little out of sorts compared to the previous innings. Perhaps if they weren't down 4 runs already, he might have been able to change gears, but the scoreboard was bearing down on him.

"Come on Cade! You can do it!"

"Let's go Dodgers!"

A few shouts from the crowd broke through Brady's concentration, or lack-thereof. Yet for some reason, the cheers only added to the pressure he was feeling.

He crouched down and called for a slider, wanting to get ahead in the count.