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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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V3 ch31 (Challenges 4)

"Knuckleball?" I repeated after him. I vaguely knew of the pitch from all the games Noah made me watch. But it didn't come up often. 

"Minimal spin and erratic movements." Coach told me. He patted my shoulder. "Don't think too much about it. Not very many people can throw a knuckler, and only 10% can throw it like Robbie just did. I'm surprised too. Knuckleballs are hard to control, but it looks like Robbie and Oscar had worked something out to make it effective."

I hugged my bat to my chest. How can I not think about it? If Oscar had caught my foul tip, it would have been a strikeout. 

"Hey, hey, I said don't think about it." Coach held my shoulder and gave it a small shake. "That was a one-time thing. Really. Robbie probably won't be able to corner you on two strikes again. If he doesn't do that, then his knuckleball is useless."

I frowned. "Can't he just throw the knuckleball all the time?" I thought it was a pretty good pitch. It fooled me twice. 

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