This year marks my granddaughter’s second season of T-ball, and what a difference a year makes. She’s grown more confident, a little stronger, and a lot more focused. Her team, a group of little athletes, plays not to win but to learn. Every game is a lesson, and every swing is a small step toward something greater. They each get three tries to hit the ball from a coach’s pitch, and if they don’t make it, the trusty tee is there to help them succeed. Most of them still hit from the tee, and when they do, off they go running toward first base. Fielders scramble to find the ball,…