Strike Out The Side

Strike Out The Side book cover — CHAPTER 1 LOCAL BOY HITS IT BIG ___________ 4 CHAPTER 2 BRINGING THE HEAT _____________12 CHAPTER 3 A TIRED ARM ___________________18 CHAPTER 4 CAN’T CATCH THE CATFISH ________24 CHAPTER 5 THE MAN IN THE PHOTO ________ 30 CHAPTER 6 A NEW PITCH ___________________37 CHAPTER 7 A SINKING SEASON _____________ 45 CHAPTER 8 NERVES ______________________ 50 CHAPTER 9 ROUGHED UP _________________ 56 CHAPTER 10 RALLY TIME __________________ 63 ABOUT THE AUTHOR _______________________________ 76 ABOUT THE BASEBALL STARS ________________________ 76 THINK ABOUT IT ___________________________________ 78 WRITE ABOUT IT ___________________________________ 79 GET YOUR GAME ON _______________________________80

Strike Out The Side — page 1 — CHAPTER 1 Logan Parrish checked his watch for the umpteenth time that afternoon He could have sworn the minute hand had stopped working I’m so excited I think I’m gonna throw up his friend Annie Roger said She sat beside him and clutched an 8x10 color photo of Jasper Holt against her chest Logan placed both hands on her shoulders and gently turned her away from 4

Strike Out The Side — page 2 — him If you’re going to hurl please aim it toward Mason Hey Ben Mason stepped back nearly bumping into the boy standing behind them in line Logan laughed Then he checked his watch Again When is Jasper Holt going to show up he asked Any second now Annie answered impatiently The three friends along with most of Grover Lake were standing in the middle of Mega-Sports an enormous sporting goods store in the east wing of the Grover Lake Mall The crowd had gathered that day for an autograph signing for Jasper Holt a baseball player who grew up in town and had recently been drafted by a Major League Baseball team He was now honing his pitching skills 5

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