The count was 2-2, there were two outs, runner at third, but still the early innings. The pitch was high but headed for the strike zone when Winchell ripped it between first and second for a clean single scoring the go ahead run.
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Winchell Smith was five years past the minimum age to join the league when he first played and he has been playing now for going on ten years. The league is Kids & Kubs. And to join, you must be AT LEAST 75 YEARS OLD. You did the math, that does indeed make Winchell Smith 90 years old as he rounds first considering trying to stretch it to a double.
And this is real, serious ball they play. No errors. Good pitching. Solid hitting. AND running.
Feeling young?