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Shoeless Joe

author: Kinsella, W. P, W. P. Kinsella
Iowa corn farmer Ray Kinsella hears a voice telling him "If you build it, he will come.
FIC
year: 1999
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1020
subjects: salinger, j. d, baseball players [X], baseball, jackson, joe, baseball stories [X], audiobooks, visions, farmers, iowa

Blockade Billy

author: King, Stephen
A retired coach recounts the story of "Blockade Billy" Blakely, known for his skills as a catcher and also as a formidable batter, the only player to have his record erased from baseball history, and his time with the New Jersey Titans.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: baseball players [X], baseball, baseball stories [X]

Forced Out

author: Fehler, Gene
Zack Waddell, one of the most important players on his baseball team, learns that a new player has been made a starter for financial reasons even though he does not have the skills required for the position.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: baseball, baseball players [X], baseball stories [X]

Out Of Control

author: Jasper, Rick
What happens when a parent goes too far, gets too invested in the team? One prominent parent is on his third son to play for the team, and this one looks like the son who will break through and realize his fathers MLB dream.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: baseball, baseball players [X], baseball stories [X]

Hit And Run

author: Mcdaniel, Lurlene, Hunter, Dawn
Little League pitcher Glen Thomson finds that his ambition to win no matter what and be his team's best player threatens both the team and his own future on it.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610

Ninja Baseball Kyuma!

author: Maeda, Shunshin
Kyuma, the last of his ninja clan, agrees to play on the Moonstar Community baseball team, which is made up of elementary school students, but he is out of touch with the modern world and confused about what baseball is.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
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For Love Of The Game

author: Shaara, Michael
Baseball legend Billy Chapel, having learned that the owners are planning to trade him after seventeen seasons, determines the game he is about to pitch will be his last, and takes that opportunity to go out with a bang.
FIC
year: 1997
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: retirement, baseball players [X], baseball, baseball stories [X]

The Catch

author: Jasper, Rick
Danny makes "The catch" and gets attention from a sportsgear executive with a big money offer, as well as from fans, but he risks his game as his ego gets bigger.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: baseball players [X], baseball, baseball stories [X]

High Heat

author: Karre, Andrew
Pitcher, Seth Carter had Tommy John surgery on his elbow in hopes of being able to throw harder but one day, Seth's pitch gets away from him and hits a batter in the head which still haunts him and now he has gone from from being the ace everbody wanted to the pitcher nobody trusts.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 660
subjects: baseball, baseball players [X], baseball stories [X]

Squeeze Play

author: Freeman, Mark
Three Rosemont baseball rookies tear up the minor-league turf despite stiff competition, tight schedules, and tough living conditions.
FIC
year: 1989
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: baseball stories [X], friendship, baseball, baseball players [X]

Caught Stealing

author: Maddox, Jake
When his father's valuable signed baseball disappears during the team's sleepover, Ian Shin, catcher for the Scottsville Knights, suspects the new pitcher, Hunter Yates, but he cannot be sure, and his trust in his teammates is shattered--so he must uncover the truth to bring the team back together.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 18
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: baseball, trust, baseball players [X], baseball teams, theft, teamwork (sports), baseball stories [X], stealing

Change Up

author: Jeter, Derek
"Derek is sure this will be the best season yet! He has it all planned-his dad will have him start at shortstop, and the team will cruise to a championship.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800

Baseball Genius

author: Green, Tim
An everyday kid with a talent for predicting baseball pitches is caught stealing baseballs from his favorite New York Yankees player, who agrees not to press charges if the boy will help him recover from a difficult batting slump.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 85
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750

Blur On The Base Paths

author: Terrell, Brandon
"Ben Mason needs to speed things up on the base paths, so he visits Sal's Used Sporting Goods to buy some different cleats and learns all about the Man of Steal, Rickey Henderson.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: henderson, rickey, baseball stories [X], baseball players [X], baseball, baseball stories

Make A Trade, Charlie Brown!

author: Gallo, Tina
Springtime means it's baseball season, and Charlie Brown wants this to be the year his team finally wins a game! Charlie Brown's only option is to make some trades to improve his team.
FIC
year:
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
subjects: snoopy, brown, charlie, baseball players [X], dogs, loyalty, baseball teams, baseball stories [X], baseball, sports fiction

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