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    Sonny was the only one with a baseball uniform on. It said DODGERS on the back of it. It was too big for Sonny.
    “Hey, what are you going to dodge, Stone?” yelled Roger.
    Mr. Peters put an old pie pan where home plate was. Then he put a sandbag on each base.
    “Now nine of us will play nine of you,” he said.
    There were more than nine parents there. And more than nine Pee Wees. There were thirteen Pee Wees! Thirteen minus nine left four! Maybe Molly could be one of the four who did not have to get up to bat! But if she did, it wouldn’t matter,she thought. With her fat bat she would have better luck.
    “All of you will get a turn,” said Mr. Peters. “We will alternate.”
    “Rat’s knees,” said Molly.
    “Just keep your eye on the ball,” said Jody. “And you won’t have any trouble.”
    “That’s what my dad said!” said Molly. “But it didn’t help.”
    First Roger got up to bat. He swung the bat with every pitch. But the bat did not hit the ball. He struck out. He ran to first base, but Mr. Peters made him go back.
    “Your dad is a bad pitcher,” Roger muttered to Molly.
    “He is not!” shouted Molly. “He played in college, he’s a pro.”
    Roger looked like he might cry.
    “Roger always has to be the best at stuff,” said Mary Beth. “Or he acts awful.”
    Next Rachel got up to bat and hit a home run. She sailed around the baseslike she did it every day. Even though her dad didn’t like sports.
    Some of the other Pee Wees got up to bat and missed. It did not look good. So far Rachel was the only one to score.
    The other team got up to bat, and Mrs. Baker hit a home run and tied the game. The parents cheered! Then Lisa’s mother hit a home run and the parents’ team was ahead!
    “Yea team!” shouted Tim’s uncle and Mr. White.
    When it was the Pee Wees’ turn, Sonny got up to bat. “Yea Stone!” chanted the Pee Wees.
    Sonny actually hit the ball, but as he ran to first base he tripped on his too-long pants and fell. Mrs. Kelly threw the ball to first base and Sonny was out. The Pee Wees booed, and Sonny began to cry.
    “I told you that uniform would get in your way,” said his mother.

    Jody was up next and swung from his wheelchair. His dad stood behind him to push the wheelchair around the bases, if Jody hit the ball. The Pee Wees cheered for Jody, but he hit a foul ball and was out. Molly was surprised that her hero could let them down! Well, even her dad wasn’t perfect at everything. She knew because her mom said he couldn’t change a flat tire on the car if his life depended on it.
    Things did not look good for Molly’s team.
    In the next inning, Tim got to first base. Then Lisa got a hit. Then Tracy got a hit. The three bases were loaded! And now Molly was up to bat!
    “Yea Duff!” shouted the Pee Wees.
    “Rat’s knees,” said Molly. If she missed the ball and struck out, they would lose the game. If she hit a home run, four players would score! It was up to her to save the day.

CHAPTER 8

The Fat Bat to the
Rescue
    M olly took her bag and walked to home plate.
    “Keep your eye on the ball!” called Jody. He held up his hand. He had his fingers crossed for luck.
    “Hey, what’s in the sack, Duff? Your lunch?” yelled Roger.
    The Pee Wees laughed.
    “I brought my own bat,” said Molly. “The others are too thin.”
    Molly reached into her bag. She took out her fat bat. She grabbed it by the handle and swung it back and forth,ready for the pitch. The team was counting on her, and now just maybe she could do it!
    The Pee Wees stared at her bat.
    Mr. Duff, the pitcher, stared.
    The other parents stared.
    “That’s a tennis racket!” shouted Rachel. “You can’t use a tennis racket to hit a baseball!”
    “Why not?” asked Molly. “It’s just like a baseball bat only fatter.”
    Roger hee-hawed like a donkey. “It’s not legal! Hey, she’s out!” he shouted. “Get her out of the game.”
    “She’s on our team, and she can use what she