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Personal Narrative: My Love Of Baseball
Ever since I was little, I have loved baseball. At the age of four, I began to play ball with my Dad. I got my first bat which had “Nationals” written on the barrel since the Nationals were my Dad's favorite team. I would play baseball almost every day from the first time I picked up a ball.

At the age of seven, my parents and I decided it was time for me to be placed on a softball team. It was time for me to put away my 24-inch Nationals bat and pick up my new 26-inch Easton bat.

As time passed by I gained more experience and I got a bigger bat every three years. At last, I put away my 30 inch Easton bat and picked up my new 32-inch Demarini compact bat.

It was such a big thing for me. It was a very expensive bat and my Dad wanted to
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