The three friends drove to a park that had batting cages and pitching machines that tossed the balls to the batter automatically. Rameck took his place, ready to bat. "Keep your hands together," George shouted from the other side of the fence. "Bend your knees a little," Sampson offered. "I've watched the Yankees for years," Rameck said, ignoring both of them. "Baseball is easy!” The machine pitched the first ball. Rameck swung with a powerful twist. He missed. The second ball erupted from the machine. Rameck swung again. He missed it by a mile. A third ball came. He swung and missed that one, too. The balls kept coming. Rameck kept swinging. And missing. —We Beat the Street, Sampson Davis et al, Using the drop-down menus, identify the correct sequence of events. First: Second: Third: