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Boost up my contact as much as you can, please

Any remaining points goes to power

(Matthew: E RES +1, TOP SPD +1, CTRL +4, STAM +3; Thurgood: CON +4, PWR +1)

Harold spent the next two days hanging out with friends, spending afternoons with his teammates Lake and Johnny.

(Harold: Lake and Johnny added as friends)

Stanislaus, meanwhile, stuck to his daily running routine, and could feel himself adding both speed and stamina to his running abilities throughout the week.

(Stanislaus: RUN SPD +1, STAM +1)

Xander smoked his competition at the skateboarding contest that weekend, and proudly wore his first-place medal to school the following Monday. He was the center of attention up until morning recess, when a couple of older kids took exception to his attitude.

After being pantsed and having his zebra-printed undies put on full display for the middle school, Xander remained the center of attention, although not in a good way.

“A *(censored)* eighth-grader pantsed me in front of the whole school today,” Xander announced as he flung off his backpack and stomped into the living room that afternoon.

A moment later, he was standing twenty paces away in the bathroom with a bar of soap in his mouth. His father knew that while he was probably the reason Xander had such a colorful vocabulary, he didn’t want his youngest son to unleash his full barrage of obscenities on the world just yet. “Don’t corrupt the children” and all that. So he resorted to punishing the boy every time he used a cuss word, and so far it had seemed to work — there had been a time when all of Xander’s sentences contained swear words, but now the 11-year-old, mop-headed skateboarding prodigy had seemed to learn from his past mistakes.

After spring break, the Walker Grove team finished strong in conference play, sweeping their next half-dozen opponents by considerable margins.

(All players: XP +20)

Jimmy and Stanislaus have leveled up!

Kungfupandacam (Jimmy) and dustyfarmer (Stanislaus), you now have 15 additional points to spend on upgrades for reaching level 3. Neither of you had any points banked. Upgrade costs can be found, as always, on page 1, along with your player’s current abilities.

I'll take one each for ARM, FLD, ERES, and remaining three points to PWR

Put three more on the CB

Fielding and contact

That's not possible. The cost increases at each level so you can only upgrade the curve to level 2, and would have 5 points left over

Ok that and 5 control

(Stanislaus: ARM STR +1, FLD +1, E RES +1, PWR +3; Jimmy: CB +1, CTRL +5)

There were no playoffs, so the Walker Grove Raiders’ baseball season ended with the final out against Milton Junior High in the red team’s 10 to 1 dismantling of the opposing Gophers.

Coach Miller was choked up in the locker room giving the postgame speech. “Great win today, boys. Unfortunately that’s it for us. There aren’t any playoffs or anything. We had a great season, both teams finished 10-5.”

Coach Merritt spoke next. “To celebrate, we’re going to have our annual baseball banquet at Julio’s Mexican Restaurant next Tuesday evening. We’ll be giving out team awards and every player will get a little speech from the coaches.”

Coach Bowler finished it off. “We’ve got snacks and Gatorade for everyone. Dig in.”

How many points do I have

With all 31 players and most of their families in the spacious meeting room at Julio’s Mexican Restaurant, the coaches began the annual baseball banquet.

Coach Merritt offered a prayer, and the food was served shortly afterwards: endless enchiladas on the house along with generous helpings of rice and beans.

After just under an hour of eating and socializing, Coach Miller came to the microphone and called up the five skill-squad players.

“This group of young men worked very hard in practice all year even though they knew they probably weren’t going to get any playing time this season. They did serve a valuable role as they allowed us to rotate our other players in and out during scrimmages and gave us extra depth at key positions. Cody Tibbits dressed as our emergency catcher for a handful of games, and Harold Henderson got into a game for the red team early on, including a single and a stolen base.”

Next up was the red team. Coach Bowler gave the speeches for that group.

“First, our seventh-graders. We had six on our team this season, including one who played on both our team and Coach Merritt’s blue team.

Avery Crumbliss started all 15 games for us in left field. He hit .200 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored on the season and was very solid on defense. We look forward to having him on the blue team next season.
Dante Dillard was our starting center fielder. Dante batted .243 with 4 RBI and 6 runs, but the highlight of his season was a diving catch with the bases loaded against McKenzie. We think he has starting potential for the blue team next year.
Grant Godwin played some right field and some designated hitter, and hit .205 with 3 doubles, 9 RBI, and 6 runs. While he struggled in games, Grant showed a lot of raw power in practice and could be a valuable contributor next season.
Sam Gow played mostly third base, and hit for a .364 average with 5 RBI and 8 runs. Sam’s contact-hitting ability should help him carve out a role next year.
Danny Hummer was our starting second baseman, and hit .308 with 2 RBI and 5 runs. Even though he joined the team late, Danny quickly worked his way into the lineup and proved himself valuable.
James Wilson played both ways and started 8 games in right field for us. He had a .500 average with 5 RBI and 6 runs in those 8 games, as well as 2 stolen bases. The experience he got with the blue team this season should help him next season as we think he can start in right field.

Next up, our sixth-graders. We had eight sixth-graders on the team including one again who played for both teams.

Johnny Boyega started all 15 games at first base and had a solid .294 batting average plus 8 RBI and 7 runs. Johnny may get a chance to start next season for the blue team as we are thin at first base and he showed that he can hit the ball this season.
Jimmy James struggled with his control some, but was a great strikeout pitcher for us with 14 strikeouts in 12 innings. He finished with a 1-3 record, 1 save, and a 6.00 ERA in 9 games and 3 starts. Due to a thin pitching staff, he may get a chance with the blue team or playing both ways next season.
Lake Lagunov also struggled some, as he got hit around some after being thrust into action when we realized we simply didn’t have enough pitchers on the red team. We like his potential and his work ethic. Lake finished with 3 saves, a 6.00 ERA, and a 1.58 WHIP in 9 games/1 start.
Stanislaus Lem is the rare “fast catcher” and was actually second on our team with 5 steals this season. He also had a .242 batting average with 1 double, 2 triples, 5 RBI, and 6 runs while starting every game behind the plate. He will probably start behind the dish for the blue team next year.
Anthony Mangum was one of our best pitchers with a 2-0 record, 3.00 ERA, and 1.27 WHIP in 10 games and 2 starts. He also hit the ball well with a .259 average and 2 doubles in 27 at-bats. Anthony was a great player for us on both sides of the ball and could see some time with the blue team next season.
Matthew Simpson played both ways and was our ace on the mound going 6-1 with a 1.13 ERA, 0.58 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 24 innings over 8 starts. He will see a lot of action with the blue team next year.
Thurgood Stubbs was another of our pitchers, and he finished strong with a 4.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 1-1 record in 9 games while also hitting .214 over 28 at-bats. His ability to play third base when he wasn’t pitching helped us out a lot with our depth and we anticipate Thurgood being a solid contributor next season.
Xander Woods was our star player at shortstop, starting all 15 games and finishing with team highs in nearly every category. Xander hit .550 with 7 doubles and 3 triples, had 10 RBIs, scored 15 runs, and had 9 stolen bases. We know he will be a star in the future and he will almost certainly start with the blue team in 2016.

We are pleased to now announce the team awards:

Most improved player: Lake Lagunov! Lake was a player we did not anticipate getting any playing time this season, but he worked his tail off and earned enough trust to get the ball late in some close games, recording 3 saves in 4 chances.
Most valuable player: This was a tight race all the way but we’re going to give the award to Xander Woods! Xander was our best hitter all year as just a sixth-grader, and he played outstanding defense at short while also leading the team in steals and runs scored.”

Coach Merritt called up the blue team and began the speeches.

“First of all I am very proud of this team for going 10-5 overall, I think that speaks to the kind of leadership we got out of our eighth-graders and we are going to be hard-pressed to replace all of you next season.

First of all our two-way players, Matthew Simpson and James Wilson. They both sacrificed playing time and free time for a chance to gain some experience with us and it paid off as we think they have both learned a lot from this experience. Matthew pitched in 4 games for us with a 4.91 ERA and James got into 2 games as a pinch-runner, successfully stealing in his only attempt and also scoring one run.

Our other seventh-graders, Harry Hustle and Jaxon Stills. They both played off the bench and showed a lot of effort and potential. Harry did not hit very well but played good defense at all three outfield positions and was one of the fastest players on the team. Jaxon didn’t play very much but did get 7 at-bats with 5 hits and 1 home run. He also added 3 RBI, 3 runs, and 2 steals in 4 attempts.

However, our team was led by this tremendous group of eighth-graders. Every single game this season was started by nine out of the ten eighth-graders and their leadership came not only on but off the field as well. We are going to be very sad to see them leave but are at the same time excited to see what they do at the high school level.

Charlie Pickett started nine games at pitcher. He was always a model for our younger players with his tremendous work ethic, and his hard work translated to games with an 8-0 record, 3.30 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts in 46 and a third innings.
Bryan Carvajal started the other six games. He also pitched in relief for three games as well as starting eight games at first base. Bryan not only had a 2-4 record and 4.38 ERA but he also batted out of the three-hole and hit .354 with 6 doubles, 13 RBI, and 14 runs, with the highest on-base percentage (.456) of any of our starters.
Tommy Henderson started the other seven games at first and filled in at other positions including pitcher where he recorded the final out against Allanburg. He batted just .176 but his versatility was huge off the bench for us.
Tyler Peterman was our starting catcher. While he batted seventh in the order, Tyler was one of our best power hitter with 2 doubles, 2 home runs, and 7 RBI to go with a .286 batting average.
At second base was Alex Gonzalez, batting fifth. Alex hit .310 with 10 RBI and 8 runs, and drew a team-high 10 walks.
At shortstop was our cleanup hitter Mitchell Haber. Mitchell was our best hitter with a .404 average, 7 extra-base hits, 15 RBI, and 10 runs.
Joey King started at third and hit .250 with 6 RBI and 8 runs. His defense was huge for us down the stretch as he made play after play at the hot corner.
In left field was our leadoff hitter Tucker Simmons. Tucker batted .309 and added 4 RBI, 11 runs, and 6 stolen bases.
Tucker’s twin brother Simon started in center field and batted second, with a .377 average, 8 RBI, 12 runs, and 3 steals.
Rounding out the lineup was our right fielder Will Lang, who batted eighth. Will had a .194 average but like Joey his fielding was crucial down the stretch.

Our team MIP is Charlie Pickett. He came into the season with a focus and was the most consistent pitcher on the staff.
Our team MVP is Mitchell Haber. His offensive prowess was too much for several of our opponents to handle as Mitchell consistently banged out hits against the best of them.

Thank you all for a great 2015-16 baseball season. We hope all of you will return for next year.”

You currently have 15 points although you can't spend them until you level up again at which point I think you'll have 35

Some school stuff happened. All of you passed sixth grade, although some (Xander made mostly Bs and Cs) were closer than others (Ug made all As).

It’s now the offseason!

You have 200 activity points to spend over the summer. You can decide from the following options:

— Summer sport (baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey): 150 points

— Family vacation (pick 3 locations and I’ll randomly choose one): 50 points
— Library reading challenge (will give GPA boost): 50 points
— Be lazy/hang out (will give friendship boosts, potential to make new friends): 50 points

— You can also attend any of the following camps for 100 points apiece (the camps will give varying amounts of attribute/XP/friendship boosts):
—— Sports camp (baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey): attending a camp also means playing that sport the next year
—— Church camp: (from the camp’s website: “Attending this camp is a major key in unlocking the next level of life: a spot in heaven.”)
—— Outdoor camp: includes camping, stargazing, fishing, and other various outdoor adventures.

— Or you can do nothing and just get 20 guaranteed XP instead.

In addition:

— You can continue school at Walker Grove…or start over at a new school!
— Also, if you would like to drop out of the RPG, now would be the time to do that.
— If you would like to join the RPG, now would be the time to also do that. Only users without characters currently in the RPG are eligible to create a new character at this time. New characters will join as rising sixth-graders, not seventh-graders. PM me for details about signing up!

I know you don't get this enough, Agent, but you are doing an awesome job on this RPG so far! Keep up the good work!

Lake's activity points will be spent on:

-Family vacation (Miami, Myrtle Beach, Italy)
-Baseball sports camp
-Hanging out

In addition, Lake will be staying at Walker Grove.

Stanislaus will
take the Library challenge,
go to baseball camp,
and take a vacation with his mom to either
1. SXSW,
2. Star Wars Celebration in London, or
3. His grandparents farm outside of Prague, Czech Republic

Ug will practice baseball and, of course, do the library challenge.