For the Win by Raine Thomas

Author:Raine Thomas [Thomas, Raine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Will knew as soon as he released the pitch that it had been the wrong move. The L.A. batter, Andre Baines, had been hitting fastballs solidly all afternoon. Despite the fastball being Will’s best pitch, he second-guessed himself and went for the slider. His grip was affected by the light rain that had started falling. The pitch hung just enough that Baines sent it soaring out of the park.

Motherfucking son of a bitch.

The cursing was all in Will’s head. There was every possibility Katie was watching the game at home with his dad since it was a Sunday afternoon. She didn’t need to see him spewing profanity on top of blowing the save and costing his team the game.

That might be overly pessimistic, he supposed as he used his cleat to gouge the damp clay in front of the pitching rubber to vent some of his temper. Since this was a home game, the team still got the bottom half of the inning to try and win. Considering they’d only managed to score one run the entire game, however, getting Baines out and shutting down L.A. had been the team’s best option.

Instead, Will had to shake off his mistake while Baines and his teammate, Carlton Irvin, circled the bases. Irvin had gotten a double before Will took the mound, so that run would go against Descalso’s E.R.A. rather than his…which only made him feel worse.

The only upside to fucking up was that it gave him an extra mile or two per hour on his next three pitches, which was all he needed to strike out the next batter. As he feared, however, it was too little too late. The team ended up losing by a run.

Happy fucking Father’s Day, Will thought darkly as he stormed into the clubhouse after the game. Way to ruin it for your teammates and everyone who paid to see the game.

The other players and the coaching staff gave him a wide berth as he went to his locker, grabbed his things, and headed to the showers. He didn’t blow saves often, but when he did, he took it hard. That meant he had the showers to himself as he did his best to shed his anger so he didn’t take it out on anyone else.

It worked. By the time he toweled off, the worst of his ire had dissipated. It wasn’t his first blown save and it wouldn’t be his last, he reminded himself. He just had to learn from it, much as he advised Jasmine when her first audition hadn’t gone as she’d hoped a couple weeks ago.

Don’t pitch sliders to Andre Baines, he mentally noted as he returned to the locker room, especially if it’s fucking raining.

Though he’d worked through his frustration, he wasn’t enthused about facing his teammates as he made his way back to the locker room. He passed a few who had the obvious intent to hit the showers now that he was done. They avoided his gaze, telling him he wasn’t the only one pissed about the loss.

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