Expertise #16

Something that I am good at and grown up with is baseball. I have played softball and baseball twelve years now and I have to say I am pretty good at it. The whole concept of the game is to hit a small ball, or a slightly bigger and softer one if playing softball, as far as you can and run around the three bases and try to get back to home base.

I love playing this sport. Before I got injured, I was my teams fastest runner, I played left field (played between third base and shortstop in the grass) first base and catcher. Every position has an important job to do, the main thing for the in field which consists of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, shortstop, catcher, and pitcher, is to stop the ball and protect your base.

For the outfield which consists of left, right and center field, is to stop the ball if it has gone past the baseman or if it has gone over their head and get it back into the infield as fast as you can, back up your other outfielders and watch out for the fences.

While up to bat you need to concentrate on the ball and where it is going to be thrown, I personally like the inside pitches, because I am left handed I can easily hit the ball to the left  side and am able to run to first easier than I would if I hit it to right. When you get your perfect pitch, you swing your bat in hoping it will connect with the ball and send it flying. If it doesn't then thats is a strike, it to knick it then it is a foul ball. You can get as many foul balls as you want, but you can only get three strikes then you're out!