The first pitch

Every year our staff in the Admissions office gets the generous use of Keiger's box seats or party deck for one night at a Dash game. The perk of being a corporate sponsor for that game is that one lucky guest gets to throw out the first pitch. This year, Hayden was elected to represent Salem and throw out the first pitch.

Seriously, have you ever seen a kid so happy? He practiced for DAYS on end and could not wait to go to "the dashes game". We barely made it on time thanks to some traffic but when we got there it was all worth it. The only downside was that Hayden spent the week thinking that he was pitching the whole game.

Hayden: So the dashes don't have enough pitchers and they need me to pitch?
Me: No Hayden, you just get to throw out the first pitch. It's really special.
Hayden: Well if they need me I don't mind pitching the whole game. I can do that.

The kids had an absolute blast. They ate hot dogs and beans and chips and cookies, got new Dash hats and posters and even watched a little of the game. We stayed the WHOLE time, until after 10, and they were champs. Love these memories!