Bottom of the fourth brought up Etna's top of the lineup again. I wasn't worried since Kyle seemed to be able to shut them down and close them out. Almost as proof, he got the first batter to groundout right to Sean. Sean merely scooped up the ball and touched first base before the runner even got close.
Good start. Batter two stepped up and put up more of a fight, fouling off four straight pitches. Kyle got frustrated and threw a fastball right down the middle trying to get that third strike. It didn't workout like planned. The batter connected and hit a hard grounder between me and Sean. I dove at it, but all I came up with was dirt in my glove, in my jersey, and in my face.
Mahki came in from right field, picked up the ball, and threw it directly to Sean at first base since I was still lying in the dirt.
