9 Dylan in Action

Nine Dylan in action. THE FIRST BATTER HIT A BALL sharply on the ground toward shortstop. Dylan Williams dashed to his left, dove toward second base, and stuck out his glove. He snagged the ball, then popped back up to his feet. He turned and fired the ball to first base in time for the out. "Yeah, Dylan!" shouted Roxy. "You're the best!"

In the bottom of the inning, Dylan lined a ball that dropped in for a hit. "Watch him now," Roxy said to Zeke. "He's going to try to steal second." The next batter stepped up to the plate. Dylan took a few steps off of first. The moment the pitcher started to throw the pitch, Dylan took off for second base.

"There he goes!" Harris shouted. The catcher threw the ball to the second baseman. Dylan slid into the base. "Safe!" the umpire shouted. The crowd roared. "He did it!" Roxy cried. "He really is the best!" "I read that Dylan practices stealing more than a hundred times a day, every day," Harris's dad said.

The next player singled and Dylan scored from second base. Zeke smiled and looked around at the cheering crowd. "This is really fun," he said. The Knights won the game and Dylan had an all-around great day: hitting, fielding, and stealing bases. "I have a surprise for you guys," Harris's dad said. "How would you kids like to meet Dylan Williams?"

"Really?!" Roxy asked excitedly. "Really," said Harris's dad. "One of my business associates is friendly with the owner of the Knights. He set it up so we can meet Dylan. Come on!" "I can't believe I'm going to meet Dylan Williams!" Roxy said as the group made their way down to the team office. "Not bad for your first game, huh, Zeke?" Harris said. Zeke smiled and nodded.

They arrived at the team office where Dylan Williams was waiting. He was still wearing his dirty uniform. "Nice to meet you kids," Dylan said, shaking each of their hands. "We all play together on our local youth league team, the Chargers," Harris said. "That's great, what positions do you play?" Dylan asked.