The Hitting Zone

After a near death experience thanks to his own mother, Jake Hollander has an adverse reaction to people, baseball, and family. His feeling of abandonment is slowly lost thanks to his foster family, The Atkins. They take him in and change his mind about everything. He becomes more open, better at baseball, and craves for family. Slowly all wishes are granted. Instagram: @writerhalf_empty https://www.patreon.com/half_empty ~~The Last Curve can be found there, a short story about Rhys Please read on Webnovel! **Names, faces, and places aren’t real. A work of fiction. Nonetheless, it is my work of fiction so please don’t post it without permission. *I have used school names that do exist though, but I would like everyone to know that I have no affiliation with them. Nor do my views reflect their views. **Also, I bought the royalty-free license for my cover. Which means I can use it without having to pay royalties. If you have any questions, comment on my latest chapter or reach me on discord.

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Bottom of the sixth.

Inside the dugout, the other freshmen were congratulating Max on getting out of the jam against the upperclassmen. It rubbed me the wrong way that he accepted their congratulations with a grin; not even bothering to give Noah a word of 'thanks'.

"Freshmen." Noah scoffed under his breath as I put on my helmet.

"Don't bother with someone like that." Garret said softly as he also got ready to bat.

Noah shook his head. "I definitely won't. His kind of attitude and lack of skill can only get him so far. I'm fine. I just feel bad for the others who look up to him or think he's good. I even feel bad for Ethan." He rolled his eyes. "I just need to forget about it. One more inning to go."

Garret slapped him on the shoulder. "Good to see you maturing. Once upon a time, you would have made your snide remarks heard."

Noah smirked. "I let my attitude out on the mound. That was enough."

Garret looked to me. "Ready?"

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