The coach's son was nervous as he came up to bat with the bases loaded and two outs in the final inning of the championship game. He missed the first two pitches for strikes. On the third pitch, he hit a home run to win the game for his team. Proud of his son, the coach picked him up and ran around the bases with the boy on his shoulders, celebrating the victory.

1. Coach's Son and the Big Bat

2. a. During the last inning in the final game in the end year tournament,
the boy had to take his turn batting. The bases were loaded and
there were two outs. He swung at the first pitch. He missed it. It was
a strike.
b. And then he knew his dad was very proud of him because he picked
him up and ran around the bases with the boy on his shoulders.
c. The second pitch ended with the same result: another strike.
d. When he got in his team's dugout everybody on his team was
cheering including the best player that always got home runs was
cheering.
e. One day a boy decided to join a baseball team. His dad said that he
would coach his son's team. The boy's dad got a little carried away
with winning. This made the boy upset when he did not get a hit, so
he tried to sit out as much as he could. But everybody had to bat in
every game.
f. But on the third pitch he hit it. It was a home run; his first one ever!

3. Answer
e
a
c
f
d
b