A father who coached a team of eight-year-olds had a few excellent players, but some who just couldn't get the hang of the game. The team didn't win once all season, but in the last inning of the last game, his team was only down by a run. There was one boy who had never been able to hit the ball or catch it. With two outs, it was his turn to bat. He surprised the world and got a single!

The next batter was the team slugger. Finally, the coach's players might win a game. The slugger connected, and as the boy who hit the single ran to second, he saw the ball coming toward him. Not so certain of baseball's rules, he caught it. Final out! His team lost! Quickly, the coach told his team to cheer. The boy beamed. It never occurred to him that he lost the game. All he knew was he had hit the ball and caught it both for the first time. His parents later thanked the coach. Their child had never even gotten in a game before that season.

No one ever told the boy exactly what happened, because no one wanted to ruin it for him.