Baseball blowup [Jake Maddox Sports Stories]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2023)

BTSB #: 596129 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 630

Genres:

Subjects: Baseball - Fiction Pitching (Baseball) - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Malcolm loves baseball and science, but his teammates are not always pleased with the ideas he comes up with--until he uses science to come up with a winning pitch, the knuckleball.

Extra innings [Fred Bowen Sports Story]by Bowen, Fred 

BTSB Prebound(Peachtree, 2024)

BTSB #: 139296 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-12   
F&P: R

Genres: Sports Family Life

Subjects: Baseball - Fiction Pitching (Baseball) - Fiction Responsibility - Fiction Father-son relationship - Fiction

Summary: Mike's passion for baseball clashes with his father's concerns about his responsibilities, so Mike must find a balance between his passion for the game and his after-school work.

Grip by Stroman, Marcus 

BTSB Prebound(Aladdin, 2023)

BTSB #: 861516 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.2 MG

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Pitching (Baseball) - Fiction Self-confidence - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.

Sharing the mound [Jalen's Big City Life]by Price, Dorothy H. 

BTSB Prebound(Picture Window Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 731813 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 2.2 LG Lexile: 450 F&P: K

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Baseball - Fiction Pitching (Baseball) - Fiction Teamwork (Sports) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction

Summary: Baseball is J.C.'s favorite sport, so he's excited to see it on the activity list at the local community center. He can't wait to show off what a great pitcher he is. But then Vicky gets to be the pitcher instead. Can J.C. learn to share the mound?