Ethan’s alarm clock goes off at 8 a m But Ethan is already awake He is excited because today is the first day of baseball season And he has to start getting ready for the game Mom Dad It’s time to go Ethan says after eating breakfast and putting on his uniform Ethan is part of a team He plays for the Tigers and all of his teammates wear the same uniform except for the numbers on the back Game Day 4 CHAPTER 1
FUN FACT The first official rules of baseball were written in 1845 That’s more than 170 years ago Most of his teammates are friends They help each other out if one of them makes a mistake And if one of them does well they slap high-fives and pat each other on the back Ethan loves being part of a team And on this morning his teammates need him to get to the ballpark and get ready to play ball 5
CHAPTER 2 JUST JOKING Q What animal makes the best baseball player A A bat Taking the Field Ethan gets to the baseball field the first person he sees is his baseball coach Ethan likes Coach Jones He always tells Ethan what to do to help the team win Hi Ethan Are you ready to have a great game Coach Jones asks Yes coach I’m ready Ethan says 6
Line Up 1 Erin third base 2 Billy shortstop 3 Ethan first base 4 Lucas right field 5 Jenny Second base Ethan runs into the dugout to check out the lineup card It tells him and his teammates what positions they will play in this game It also shows them the batting order Ethan looks at the lineup card and sees that he's playing first base Yes he says I love playing first base
