Sacredness of the Ordinary

 
      

   It's neon green, a 32 drop 10, very expensive and very important to me. I can just imagine the amazing feeling when I swing and the handle spins, and the pop of the bat when I make contact with the ball

The ball is coming in, I load up and throw my hands to the ball. As I am following through the handle spins and makes my swing quicker. I drop the bat as I am watching the ball fly deep into the outfield, dropping. I round first base touching only the inside corner of the bag. Picking up my third base coach, I see that he is motioning me to go to third. As I round second base, still looking at my coach, I see he is yelling down! down! I fold my right leg under my left and a cloud of dust engulfs around me and the third baseman. Through the cloud of dust I see the umpire signaling with his arms that I am safe. I put my right hand over my left making the letter T with my hands signaling a time out. The umpire calls time and I get up to fix the base. My teammates cheering from the dugout puts a huge smile on my face and this will be my memory of my first hit with my new bat. 

        It was the most expensive bat at the time because it was the newest model. I wanted it so bad, but with how many kids there are in my family, I would never have imagined actually getting one. When my dad handed it to me, I was speechless. I unwrapped it from its plastic wrapping and used it for the first time in a batting practice for my club team. 

            The reason it is so important to me is because when you live with eight kids, you don't get very many things that are just yours and nobody else's. This is one of those things. Another reason it is so important to me is because having a bat like that, that everyone knows is expensive makes you seem more professional. A parent wouldn't buy their kid a 500$ bat if they weren't good at softball. This bag serves as a reminder that my family is there for me and believes in me and my ability to play.  Not very many girls have this bat and it makes you look really cool, and as I have already said, more professional. 

But I didn't get the bat because I wanted to look cool, I got it because I am a good player and I can hit the ball to the outfield and the bat improves my swing. 

            It's neon green, a 32 drop 10, it may be just a softball bat to you, but to me it's a reminder that I have a future in softball, that I am a good player, and that I have a chance to play in college.