At the ballgame, we sat directly behind the parents of #19 for the Razorbacks.
(Mr #19 to the left of Davis)
Mommy had her doubts at first about #19's Dad. He had a laptop with him, and was paying a lot of attention to it, while his daughter was playing in the field. Turns-out, the parents of #19 for the Razorbacks have another daughter that plays college softball. He was watching his other daughter play in her game on the laptop.
First pitch: #19 takes a ball up high.
(Davis usually stays with Mommy in the late innings while Daddy goes-off to take pictures, but this time, Davis went along with Daddy. We ventured off behind the fence in left field) (Freaky coincidence: this was the only 'batting photo' that Daddy took...and he only took one full-scoreboard shot- without realizing that both were of #19)Second Pitch:
-at the crack of the bat, Davis races-off to left center field!
The ball sailed over the fence for a home run!
Daddy was concerned that bigger kids from right center field might come charging after the ball and crash into Davis. But Daddy could only watch...Davis was on his own, going super-fast towards the home run ball!
Davis got it!
...and he came running back, with the crowd cheering! (maybe an even split between cheers for #19 and Davis)
Mommy was watching from the stands, yelling 'that's my boy!'
(an usher made us give the ball back [go hogs]- it's a stadium rule)
-but lucky for Davis, it was free nerf softball day at the park
-and autographs!
-one of the players even said she remembered seeing Davis race across the outfield berm, chasing after the home run ball!
It was a two-thumbs-up experience!
(#19's sister hit a home run during her game too!)