HONORABLE MENTION: 2024 Readers Favorite, Sports Fiction

Six People Struggling With Expectations.

One Baseball Game to Find Their Moment.

It's The Final Game of the Season...

All Star Brett Austen has a chance to secure the first .400 batting average for a season over 80 years. But increasing pressure and his own hubris threaten the apex of his career.

Meanwhile...

• A sideline reporter wrestles with choosing between career and her mom in crisis.
• A retiring usher takes in his final game before moving in with his son's family.
• A lanky 15 year old can't understand his future stepdad while pining for a girl from school.
• A lemonade vendor agonizes over a big score to settle gambling debts and fulfill his daughter's dreams.
• An adult daughter navigates uncomfortable family dynamics at home while her father lies in hospice.

Will Their Choices Meet the Moment?