Ninth Inning

[ways_diamond]

Top of the Inning
Pitching: Arnold
At Bat: Booth, Lorne, Duck and Gaeta
On the Field: The Enigmas (Castiel's Team)

Bottom of the Inning
Pitching: Gaeta
At Bat: Arnold, Enzo, Castiel, and X-23
On the Field: The Paradoxes (Carlisle's Team)

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Bottom of the Ninth

[ways_diamond]

The Enigmas head back to their bench, leaving the field to the Paradoxes for the last time.

There are only three outs left in Milliways' first ever baseball game . . .

X-23 at bat

[cutting_edgex23]

Having finally settled into the swing of this batting thing -- pun totally intended, X gets into her stance and waits for Gaeta to throw the first pitch.

And the second.

She swings for the fourth pitch, connecting solidly with the ball and sending it rocketing into the outfield.

It bounces over the line that marks the superhuman boundary, and while that does not give her an automatic home run, it does make it much easier for her to reach second base.

And hold there. It is only sensible.

Re: X-23 at bat

[ways_diamond]

X-23 holds at second, and that brings Castiel to the plate.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[thursdays_angel]

Castiel steps up the the plate, lining himself up carefully.

The first pitch goes wide. Castiel stops his swing in time to avoid a strike.

Gaeta winds up for the second.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[cutting_edgex23]

X, who has been inching away from second for some little time now, bolts into a full-speed run for third.

Tomas often talked about the efficacy of stealing a base.

X is testing his hypothesis!

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[mr_gaeta]

Frak frak frak --

Gaeta catches the movement out of the corner of his eye and pivots the wind-up around as fast as he can, firing the ball toward Leela.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[cutting_edgex23]

It's a good throw, but X is not quite human. Her reflexes are just that much sharper, her speed just that much faster --

Her foot hits third base a few seconds before the ball ends up in Leela's glove, and she stops dead, the sudden change in momentum making her sway in place -- but only a little.

Her foot stays right where it is planted.

And X is now one base closer to home, and scoring a run. And Castiel is still at bat.

This experiment can probably be counted a success.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[thursdays_angel]

Castiel casts an approving look and nod in X's direction.

Inwardly, he's all but grinning at the success of her play.

Castiel squares up to the plate again. The pitch this time has a bit of a curve on it. He watches the approach...

His bat connects solidly, sending the ball far far into the outfield.

Castiel actually stares for a moment, before remembering to run. He takes off for first, and rounds on to second.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[cutting_edgex23]

X, meanwhile, has an easy stretch to run from third to home.

This does not mean that she takes her time about it.

It would be inefficient.

She does, however, pause before heading for the bench in order to see what happens to Castiel.

It is only polite.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[thursdays_angel]

Castiel rounds third, and heads on toward home.

And even though he is not sure it is precisely necessary, he slides into home plate.

.....the field really looks odd from this angle.

"Did I make a run?" Castiel asks, still flat on his back.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[ever_noteful]

Impartial means do not laugh.

It's kind of hard, at this moment.

"Safe," Meg manages. "Yes, you did. So did Laura."

Two-run homer in the ninth. Not too shabby for your first game, Castiel.

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[thursdays_angel]

Castiel climbs to his feet, covered in dirt from head to toe. He finds that he is having some difficulty schooling is expression.

He knows that some of his brothers and sisters would look askance at his enjoyment in this added layer of clay.

"Thank you," he says to Meg.

"And congratulations, Laura."

Re: Bottom of the Ninth

[ways_diamond]

It was a very nice, if exhibition only, two-run homer.

And now Enzo Matrix steps up to the plate.

Enzo at bat

[a1enzo]

Enzo steps up to the place, in fierce concentration. Last chance.

The first pitch whiffs by, but he bunts the second. Catch him if you can!

Re: Enzo at bat

[mr_gaeta]

Well, Gaeta's going to give it his best, at least. Immediately, he sprints toward home and scoops up the ball.

In the same movement, he spins to fire it toward first, silently urging on the throw: Come on, come on, come on --

Re: Enzo at bat

[paladinsuitsyou]

Booth leaps for the ball as it comes in and turns toward the base, ready to tag Enzo out.