I was welcomed back into the team seamlessly as Dave dominated all conversations, talking about our offensive output. We slowly got ready, putting on our cleats and making sure our bags were packed with all the equipment.
Coach came over with his assistants and let Dave continue his chatter until it got closer to warmup time. "Alright, that's enough. Save some energy for the game, will ya?"
The whole team quieted down and Coach took center stage. "New lineup." He got straight to the point.
1 SS Noah Atkins
2 2B Jake Atkins
3 CF Garret Knudsen
4 1B Sean Isner
5 RF Jesse Shipman
6 LF Tanner Erickson
7 3B Jason Morris
8 C Mitchell Torres
9 P Dave Atkins
Coach paused, his sights on the pitcher section. "Brian and Bryce, you two will be in the dugout. Potential pinch hitters. The rest of the bullpen are on standby depending on Dave's performance. We saw the end of their win in game one. They've got the power hitters."
"Coach, I've got this." Dave stated, taking a stand.
