Playing baseball was the one thing that made twelve-year-old Nick Crandall feel at home until he found acceptance with adoptive parents, but he faces a new struggle to fit in when he becomes the first seventh-grader ever to make the varsity baseball team.

Nick Crandall feels like he doesnt belong anywhere. He never has felt like he belongs, really. He doesnt fit in this new family with his new foster parents, both of whom are professors. They dont know the first thing about sportsand hes not exactly a model student. Its only a matter of time until they realize hes not the right kid for them. And Nick certainly doesnt belong playing varsity baseball. Hes only twelve years old! His teammates want a catcher...