Prison Ministry: From Baseball Fields to Mission Fields Stepping into a batter’s box for the first time in five years felt uncomfortable and that had nothing to do with facing a pitcher who was serving time for murdering one of the three men responsible for killing his son. Baseball was my first love. I dreamed of playing in the majors but didn’t make it beyond the semipro level after an injury-plagued career in college. I turned to softball in my early 30s after I tore my right ACL playing football. I mashed baseballs and softballs. But I hadn’t taken a …