Chapter ThreeOn their hectic last day, Dusty and Matt separated. Dusty checked in the campers and their parents as they arrived and handed out position assignments. Matt provided the equipment and got the kids set up on the field.
By the sixth inning, the game was tied. They went an extra inning, and the blue team squeaked out a victory. Caterers had arrived and set up tables with hot dogs, chips, potato salad, coleslaw, and cupcakes.
Matt stood back for a moment, munching a hot dog, and watched the kids, most sitting cross-legged on the grass, eating with their teams. He’d accomplished some of what he’d planned—getting the kids to form loyalties and learn to play together. Their skills needed work, but for the first camp session ever, he figured they hadn’t done too badly. Of course, a
