Jon and Rich - thanks much for the feedback and kind words.
Ski - not quite sure what you mean by an artifact of the DSLR sensor/shutter
Actually the kid was a pretty good size for Little League at about 5-9 or 5-10 and with him using a bat with that thin of a handle plus the bat speed generated coming in contact with a ball at 50-60 MPH.....I'm not into physics but as the old saying goes, "a picture is worth a thousand words"....