When fourteen-year-old baseball player Hutch feels threatened by the arrival of a new teammate named Darryl, he tries to work through his insecurities about both Darryl and his remote and silent father, who was once a great ballplayer too.

Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.

Paul is a good pitcher-and a good friend-but Jimmie wants a chance. He is sure he can strike out any batter, but when it comes down to it he has trouble getting the ball over the plate.

A young baseball player struggles to overcome his fear of a pitched ball, improve his throwing, and somehow redeem himself in the eyes of his teammates.

Although he can't hit or catch, Ronald Morgan loves to play baseball.

Pip's two grandmothers, who cannot agree on anything, take over coaching her baseball team and create chaos.

No one can figure out why Coach Stag has recruited a team of fledgling baseball players or why he is convinced that the group is headed for the championship despite its inexperience.

Three third-grade rookies who make the Little League baseball team aren't immediately accepted by the older players.