Another Path
"EVANS!" Ryan turned just in time to get a face full of water as the ice chest was dumped over his head. Screeching at the cold he mocked glared at his teammates.
"You killed out there!" Chad wrapped an arm around Ryan's shoulders and grinned. "You're an ace, Wildcat!"
"Best pitcher in New Mexico! Maybe the whole country." Jason threw in his two cents.
"We are going to take the championship!" Zeke's excited voice cut through the rest of the chatter. "Back to back, baby!"
"What team?" He yelled, a grin splitting his face when Wildcats was echoed back at him.
There might be days when he missed dancing and acting, and sure he and Shar weren't as close as they used to be, but Ryan couldn't help feeling that deciding to stay with baseball instead of drama was the best choice he'd ever made in his life.