Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that Troy is a good baseball player?


"I guess Coach Rossi thought I did really well because he asked me to pitch a few before the inning was up."

"Spring was approaching after a long, arduous winter, and baseball season would be beginning soon."

"The pitcher lobbed a slow ball to me, and under normal circumstances, I would have whacked it into the outfield; but for some reason, I swung prematurely and hit nothing but air."

"Then it was my turn, and my mouth was as dry as the desert sand I missed, so I slurped the last of the cool liquid from my water bottle."