He isn’t supposed to be here, walloping a pitch and bolting around the bases, possibly even wondering why the inventors of the game settled on only four.
This summer, The Denver Post will share nine stories that capture our state’s love of baseball. We spend the second inning with the Jennings family, which is passing on its passion for the game to Nigerian immigrant Obie Sanni.
“For most kids, it’s a double,” recalled Darren McKee, president of the Creek Flash youth baseball organization, of this particular hit. “And I think Obie was rounding third by the time the kid got to the ball.