On the ride to the park Liz talked their ears off about how excited she was to play t-ball and how she was going to be the greatest t-ball player there ever was. Alice and Dana thought it was hilarious to hear Liz go on and on about it so they just let her talk their ears off. They got the park shortly and all three ladies jumped out of the car ready for a day of fun. Liz grabbed her glove and ran out to the field and looked at Alice expectantly. Dana grabbed the t-balls and bat and followed Alice out to the field. Alice was already showing Liz the basics of a throwing motion that she learned from reading a book on coaching softball and getting her acquainted with the t-ball and how it feels.

Okay Lizreadycatch it okay?

Alice was standing about five feet in front of Liz and she tossed the t-ball at her underhanded. A t-ball is smaller than a softball, about the size of a baseball, and a little softer too. Liz was watching contently as Alice tossed the ball towards her but unfortunately Lizs coordination was not as good as she thought it was. She stuck her glove out to catch the ball but she got nowhere near where the ball ended up. Both Liz and Alice started laughing at Lizs lack of athletic ability and Liz just ran after the ball to go get it. Liz ran back with it and Alice stuck her glove out to give Liz a target to throw to. Liz concentrated hard on throwing the ball to Alice, sticking her tongue out in concentration and everything. She cocked her arm back and threw with all her might.

THUD

The ball landed about five inches in front of Alice and Liz looked quite proud of herself. Alice was quite shocked too because although Liz hadnt thrown the ball directly to her, it was straight and Lizs arm looked pretty good when she threw it. Alice looked at Dana with raised eyebrows and Dana just smiled in return. She could almost see Alice picturing Liz playing professional softball someday. Typical Alice.