The pitcher shut down our offensive after Garret's two RBI single, striking Sean and Jason out. He stormed back to his dugout, ignoring his catcher that was trying to catch up to him. I jogged back to my dugout, feeling like I was floating. Three more outs and we beat University Preparatory.
"There's the man!" Jason pulled Garret in the dugout and shook him, still excited despite striking out himself.
Garret laughed and grinned. "What did you expect? I'm a senior. I'm the captain. If you can't count on me, who can you count on?"
"Hey, hey, I'm the one who got the first single." Brian jumped about, holding his glove.
"Okay, let's worry about how to distribute credit after the game." Coach spoke above everyone else. He looked at Garret. "Great job. Do you think you can take the mound with a short warmup?"
"Of course!" Garret quickly broke away from the group and hurried to his bag. "Mitch, meet me at the mound!"