Throwing Heat

Known for his crazy fastball pitches, Jack has never had a problem striking a batter out. Until now.

This season, he's playing in a new league where the distance to the catcher's mitt is a lot greater, and he can't get seem to get into the strike zone.

Then a baseball coach at a local college shows Jack some new pitches and tells him about Steve Dalkowski, who never made it out of the minor leagues because he wouldn't throw other pitches. At first Jack doesn't listen to the coach's advice, but with the season on the line, he realizes that the coach was right. Is it too late to change his game plan?

In this installment of his Sports Story series, author Fred Bowen shows readers how to battle the ache of disappointment and rise to new challenges. Readers can learn more about pitching phenoms Steve Dalkowski and Sandy Koufax and their Major League Baseball careers in the afterword.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 07/06/2010
ISBN: 9781561455409
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.60d

Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/2010 pg. 120
School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 108

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 137963 / Throwing Heat
Reading Level: 3.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2