My first (and hopefully last) baseball injury

Last Saturday night I was at the ACU baseball game like normal, and I was sitting on the front row just behind first base and to the right of the dugout. I was visiting with my dad and Brandon's mom and enjoying the weather and the game when I suddenly saw the ball come off the bat straight at us. I tried to turn and get out of the way, but I wasn't quick enough. It nailed me in my left arm just below the shoulder. Immediately the trainer and the people sitting around me starting asking if I was okay. I was so relieved it didn't hit me in the face, so I told them I was fine, but then the tears filled my eyes and the pain started to set in. I went in the clubhouse (with my dad and mother-in-law) and the trainer got me some ice and pain medicine. Brandon came in and checked on me as well as my brother-in-law and niece who were also at the game. Ava asked a lot of questions. She wanted to know why I was crying and what the ice was for. Then she said in her matter-of-fact little voice, "It finks in here." (Translation: stinks) The bruise started out just in the shape of a baseball and has changed colors and started spreading down my arm. I think it's starting to fade now, and the soreness and swelling has gone down too. I think I'll go back to my regular seats at the top of the stands where you get a little more warning before the ball comes at you.