Stunned by the death of his father, 11-year-old Billy Ray Reynolds enters a world without words. With help from his mother, grandmother, and grandfather-a retired and very famous baseball clown-he battles his way back to reality in the pleasant little town of Johnsonville.
At 4-feet 8-inches and weighing in at eighty pounds soaking wet, Billy faces many obstacles during the summer of 1962. But his passion for baseball, coupled with a shocking heroic event at Willow Creek, empower him to break his silence and join the Little League team.
The road to the District Finals is a rough one for Billy and his teammates-full of potholes and plenty of surprises along the way. So, find a seat in the bleachers, open the book, and turn the pages.let's play ball!