Batter Up! by Jake Maddox

Author:Jake Maddox
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction/Sports & Recreation/Baseball & Softball
ISBN: 9781434288639
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Published: 2013-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

CHECKING IT OUT

Caleb jumped and threw his arms up into the air as he began to round the bases.

Once again, his teammates were screaming for him.

The sad Oilers players walked slowly off the field.

The group of Spuds was waiting for Caleb as he rounded third base and headed for home.

But this time, Caleb’s focus was on something else.

As he ran past third base, Caleb completely missed the high five from Coach Bergen.

Caleb wasn’t paying attention. He was too busy watching the Oilers’ catcher walk away from home plate, holding Caleb’s special wooden bat.

He ran faster toward home plate.

By the time Caleb touched home plate, the catcher had handed the bat to the Oilers’ coach, Dr. Dennis.

Caleb ran over to them. Coach Bergen was right behind him.

“What’s going on here, Dr. Dennis?” Coach Bergen demanded. “That’s our player’s bat.”

“As a member of the league’s board of directors, I’m going to take this bat,” Dr. Dennis said. “It’s a league rule that if there are questions about a piece of equipment, the league can check it out.”

“There’s nothing wrong with my bat,” Caleb said.

“The league will decide that,” Dr. Dennis said. “If the bat turns out to be fine, it will be returned to you, and you can use it.”

Caleb was worried. Once the Oilers had his bat, anything could happen to it.

He worried that the Oilers players would do something to it before the league checked it out.

That would make him look bad.

Caleb tried to grab his bat, but Coach Bergen held him back.

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