Another win for the Mariners!

Tonight's game was supposed to be easy, but it turned into a nail-biter. We had purchased a new bat for Brantley last fall and decided it was too big, so we bought one that was 2 inches shorter. He's been hitting with the shorter one until tonight. He wanted so bad to hit with the bigger bat so I told him he could take it and practice with it, but if coach said it was too big for him he'd have to use the smaller one. Coach thought he was swinging well with it in the cage, so he used it for the game. He then proceeded to prove me wrong about the bat. His first hit went just right of second base and landed out in the grass. I'm not sure how far from the fence it was when it landed, but it rolled out to the fence. He got a double out of it and a RBI since the first batter also hit a double and was waiting on second base. His second at bat sailed out between 2nd and 3rd to land in the grass and roll to the fence. Brantley got up to bat in the third inning with the bases loaded and he did not disappoint. I can't remember where that ball went, but he hit a triple for 3 RBIs. The 4th and 5th innings were not good at all. They started the 6th inning with the top of the batting order. I think his arms were getting tired at that point, but he still hit a base hit. There were so many good hits tonight. Jackson hit one that bounced out of the fence. Since it bounced out, he only got to go to second base. Still a great hit. Their fielding was not up to par tonight an they allowed 14 runs. But, the final score was 15 to 14. Way to go Mariners!