Baseball Narrative

I will never forget the moment I got introduced to baseball. I was 6 years old when I told my mom I wanted to play baseball. We were at my Grandmother’s house for dinner, I was in the backyard throwing a baseball with my cousin. As I was throwing the ball my uncle noticed I had a pretty strong arm. My uncle said ‘’You need to be on a baseball team with that strong arm’’. I kept throwing with my cousin until it was time to eat about 20 minutes later.

When we left and went home, I told my mom what my uncle said and I asked her to sign me up for baseball at a local park called Polo Road Park. The next day, my mom and I went to the park and she signed me up to play. After we left Polo Park, we went to DIck’s Sporting Goods and got me a Glove, Bat, Batting gloves,pants and Hat. My mom told me practice was coming up and I need to be working hard to be ready for practice. A week later, I had my first practice, I was the best player on the team.

Our first game, I did great and word got around the park that ‘’Dada’’ was an excellent young ball player.

A week later, everyone knew who I was and noticed I was the best player on my team. As the season progressed,my team made playoffs and we played in the championship. Unfortunately, my team didn’t win but we had a great season. After the game a man went up to my mom and asked if ‘’DaDa’’ was her child. My mom said ‘’yes” and he had a conversation with her and asked if I could play travel ball with his team. Of course my mom said yes and when she told me, I was so excited to be traveling playing baseball. I went home and screamed so loud when got in my

room.
My first travel ball tournament was in Rock Hill, SC. I was so amped up to play the game that I love. We played a team named the hurricanes , they were really good and had chemistry. The team I was on , it was everyone’s first year playing and we barely knew each other. We played the Hurricanes later that day and lost but it was a great experience playing my first travel game.
Me playing travel ball got me some exposure to college coaches. That one outstanding moment in my life, changed my life forever. Now, I’m a great baseball player, I play baseball year round, showcase ball and high school. I play baseball for Spring Valley High School, I play shortstop. I’m one of the best players on the team, College coaches are interested in me. Recently, I went on a couple of visits to schools for baseball. I plan on going far with baseball, it’s my dream.