The Pitcher's Mom

Many boys grow up dreaming of the final inning, the game won with the bases loaded and the crowd on its feet. Those dreams do not always come true, and the people watching from the sidelines can do little but hope. This novel follows a family through the small crises and large hopes of youth sport: the early mornings, the bleacher chatter, the sore arms and the hard choices. At its heart is the bond between a mother and her son, and the sacrifices a parent makes out of love when a child chases a future that may or may not arrive.