Take Me Out To The Ball Game!
By C.R.Jack
Last evening marked another notch in this year's baseball season. The Cullen family squared off with Team Motley crew, with Esme and Carlisle welcoming the fans to the game. For Team Motley Crew we had Sulpicia, Garrett, Katie, Zafrina, and Peter. The Cullen Family consisted of Alice, Esme, Rosalie, and Emmett. The team representatives met on the pitchers mound, as Carlisle initiated the coin toss; Sulpicia calling heads for Team Motley Crew, Alice standing by as she saw the call play out in her visions. Team Motley Crew won the coin toss, heading to bat, with the Cullens swiftly taking the field.
First up to bat for team Motley Crew was Peter Nomad, hitting a groundball towards Emmett, and heading in safely to first base. Alice stood confidently on the pitchers mound as Sulpicia gracefully made her way to home plate, preparing for the pitch. A fastball careened out of Alice’s hands, landing straight in Esme’s glove for a strike. Sulpicia tightened her grip on the bat, and as the next pitch was thrown, Sulpicia connected with the ball, sending it along the ground to Rosalie, as she tagged first base for the teams first out of the game. Peter took the opportunity to slide into second base, staying there successfully. Next up to face Alice and the Cullens was Garrett Denali, who cracked the ball into the tree line. Emmett raced in search of the ball to no avail; Garrett scoring a home run and also bringing Peter into home plate. Following suit, Kate Denali stepped up to bat, gaining two strikes, but the third pitch giving her a single run to first base. Alice stepped back, putting a little spin on the ball, causing a foul and a strike from Zafrina Amazon. Third time was a charm for Zafrina, as she hit a double, sending herself to second, and Kate to third base. Rosalie tossed the ball back to Alice, who prepared her next pitch to Peter, for his second at bat. A curveball resulted in a pop foul which was caught by Esme, leading to the teams second out. Sulpicia returned to the plate for Team Motley crew, and as Alice threw out the pitch, she gasped seeing the balls trajectory in her vision.Carlisle shouted from the field, but it was too late; the ball hitting Sulpicia in the shoulder, causing an automatic walk to first base. At the same time, Kate made a move for home plate, crossing over it for the teams third score. With Sulpicia at first, and Zafrina on second, the Cullens were struggling to keep Motley Crew at bay as Garrett stepped up to bat. Alice smirked to the crowd, her visions showing that she would indeed strike Garrett out, causing the inning to be over for Team Motley Crew.
Carlisle updated the crowd, the score being Motley Crew 3, Cullens 0. First up to bat for the Cullens was Alice, smiling to Sulpicia as she stepped up to bat; the double run fresh in her mind with her visions on her side. Alice made it safely into second base without any trouble, leading Emmett to bat. Sulpicia threw out a fastball, resulting in two strikes and a single to first base for Emmett. Zafrina quickly threw the ball back to Sulpicia, as she turned to face Esme at the plate. A curveball later, Esme smacked the ball into the outfield for a home run, sending Alice, Emmett, and herself across the home plate; leaving the score tied at 3-3. Rosalie was next to bat, hitting a ground ball towards Kate, making it safely into second base. Before anyone else was able to return to the plate, Alice jumped up asking all participants to stop playing immediately. The players turned their attention to Alice, hearing her speak of unknown vampires in the area. The crowd was ushered back to the Cullens house, as the Volturi departed the game of their own accord. Both teams exited the field, keeping careful watch over the humans as they traveled.
With the game tied, Carlisle announced a rematch scheduled for next week, March 3rd at 4pm FT. All in all, it was another excellent game of baseball with Esme being the MVP of the game.
