Like the sport books by Orca Publishing, this short novel will appeal to reluctant boy readers who want an easy-to-read book featuring older characters.  17-year old Sammy is usually the hardest-hitting member of his baseball team.  However, when his team signs up for a wooden-bat only tournament, Sammy finds himself in a hitting slump, unable to get his timing down with a different-weight bat.  No one is harder on him than himself, frustrated and hot-headed over his inability to hit.  The temptation to use performance-enhancing drugs is strong, especially by  Sammy’s dad.  Sammy, however, finds other ways to impress the scouts.