Throwing Heat

By Fred Bowen

Part of the Fred Bowen Sports Story Series series

A pitcher struggles to adapt his game in a new league. Can he change in time to save the season?

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128 pages· 17,184 words· Est. 2.5 hour read

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Jack's fastball was unstoppable, until a new league challenged his skills. Struggling to find the strike zone, he faces a pivotal choice: adapt or risk failure. A college coach introduces him to new pitches and the cautionary tale of Steve Dalkowski, a talent who never reached the majors. As the season hangs in the balance, Jack must decide if he can change his approach and embrace new strategies. Will he overcome his stubbornness and rise to the challenge, or is it too late to save his game?

From the publisher

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.

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