But once he got there, there was no forgetting. John Evans did the pitching for both teams Saturday. The kids fed off his underhand tosses. It may have taken six or seven strikes in some cases, but it doesn't much matter because there are no outs in this game. Each team bats around its lineup each inning, the last batter running non-stop around the bases.
Kids generally change positions in the field each inning.
Games last two or three innings, depending on how the time and patience are going. Afterwards, when the dust has settled from the last kid sliding into home, everyone gets a snow cone. They're playing for fun. Evans and the other adults try to blend a little instruction into their primary mission of making sure the kids have a good time. They work on batting stances and not throwing the bat and running to the right base.