A Perfect Season

I probably felt the pressure more than he did. So did the rest of his family. Antonio, my 10 year old stepbrother, took the hill on Saturday to pitch in the Sierra Vista Little League Minors Division Championship. His team the Cardinals came in to the game with a 19-0 record, but were playing against a team in the Rangers whose only blemish on their season was a tie ballgame.

First inning. Strikes the first batter out with three straight pitches and I knew he was on his game. He throws pretty fast for a kid his age, but what makes him great is his consistency. He strikes out two in the inning and allows only one baserunner.

In the bottom of the inning the Cardinals got two runs, and it would be all Antonio would need to secure the victory as he game up only one run in five innings pitched, a feat pretty rare in a Little League game.

As they made their last out he threw his glove in the air and raised his fists, the perfect season complete.