Blake Easton loves playing wiffle ball with his friends, so when they encourage him to try out for the local traveling baseball team, he decides to give it a shot. Blake has never played organized sports before, and the tryouts are tough, but he makes the team as a second-string player. When a key player on the team gets hurt during their first game of the season, the coach calls on Blake to step in. Can Blake perform under pressure? Will he be able to step up now that he has a chance to play when it counts?---from the publisher
72 pages 978-1496584526 Ages 9-13
Keywords: baseball, friends, sports, competition, peer pressure, part of a series, finding yourself, self confidence, self image, reluctant reader, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old
Also in this series: Behind the Plate; Batter Up; Point Guard; Quarterback Comeback