Henry Starts a Lake County Winning Streak!

After struggling in the second half of their South Atlantic League (A) baseball season, the Lake County Captains turned to Henry Holman on Wednesday night to bring back the magic to Classic Park. Henry, sensing that the Captains needed a shot in the arm, asked Dad for the "go-to" win streak maker -- the super foam finger. Did it work? Final Score: Captains 6, Grasshoppers 1.

Here's proof of the foam finger magic:

(That's the Captains celebrating their victory behind Henry's magic foam finger)

Prior to the game, Henry scouted the weather conditions noticing that the wind was blowing straight out to center field. Henry relayed the weather data to Captains hitting coach (and surrogate uncle) Jim Rickon, who apparently passed along this vital information to his hitters. What was the end result you say? Well, check out the box score. The Captains pounded out 12 hits, including three bombs -- one of which rode the jet stream to dead center field just like the Hankster called in the pregame. All offense? Nope, the magic foam finger also rallied the Lake County pitching staff. Ryan Morris threw 6 innings of no-hit baseball and Lake County won for the third time in four Holman outings this season.

In case the Captains front office is concerned about karmic backlash, Henry also made sure to pick up a Skipper doll and a Skipper foam head for Caroline and Josie scored a teddy bear hoodie doll. What about Dad, you say? Well, I ended up winning bingo in the fourth inning and then failed to turn in my winning card because I could not remember where the announcer said to get the prize. After all, it was senior citizen night at the old ball yard. I was definitely in my element.

Note: Henry and Dad made the Captains photo album.