My son went into a hitting slump right at the end of All-Stars, too. Didn't get it out of the infield in the last two weeks, including the state tournament. He gets walks, and beats out a lot of stuff cuz he's fast, but he was pretty down about it. Didn't affect his pitching, tho, or his defense, which I was proud of. We had to pinch-hit for him (which has NEVER, ever happened to him in the five years he's been playing baseball), and the PH got a 2-run, GWRBI double that missed a HR by only about 6". I was very proud of how my little guy cheered for his friend, and took the pulling. He just sat there in the dugout, with his cap and fielder's glove on, and said "Coach said I'm going right back out to shortstop," but we ended up killing the clock and winning the game with our offensive rally.
