As a parent there are a couple:
1) HS District Championship game (2012) - son's team is losing 5-4 against our arch rivals going into the bottom of the 7th . We have the 8-9-1 part of the lineup coming up. Not looking good. 8 and 9 hitter strike out. Ugh! Now its really looking bad. I'm pacing like crazy. #1 hitter coming up to bat. First three pitches are no where near the strike zone. He had a 2 run bomb in the 5th so they didn't want to give him anything to hit. Opposing coach says put him on so it goes down as an intentional walk. Son is now up to bat. Works the count to 2-1. Next pitch (a ball inside) the runner steals 2nd. Throw down is wide. Safe! Next pitch (3-1) starts inside but begins to tail back over the plate. Son drives it over the 3B head deep into the LF corner for a RBI stand up double! Tie ball game! Team holds the visitors to a 1-2-3 inning and manages to score the game winning run in the bottom of the 8th. Bedlam! First District Championship since 1987.
2) American Legion game later that summer. Team down 8-3 after 4 innings. They keep chipping away at it scoring 13 unanswered runs over the next 5 innings. Son goes 5-5 with two doubles and three singles. Of course, wife had the video camera at daughter's LL game.
3) Sophomore season (2014) at PHCC (D2 JuCo) - has a fantastic season breaking the school record for # of doubles in a season. Hits 24 doubles during the course of the regular season with three more doubles in the playoffs. 27 total. Statistically is #2 in the nation for doubles hit for D2 JuCo players. To this day he still holds the school record.
4) Winston-Salem State University (D2) opening weekend (2015) - Second game of a double header team is down by one run in the 6th inning. It's a cold night with flyballs dying in the outfield. Son comes up with one on and one out. Drives one to deep left. Doesn't look like it has enough carry but it keeps going. It's gonna be close.....hits the top of the wall and bounces over! Home run! Ends up being the game winning hit as the team holds the visitors scoreless for the remaining three innings.
5) 2015 CIAA Championship game - son goes 1-4 with a RBI single in a 8-3 win. Is named to the CIAA Tournament Team. Later that week is named to the 2015 Baseball All-CIAA Team (1st team). Team would go on to finish 3rd in Regionals.