Rival Pitchers of Oakdale

By Morgan Scott

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a small town where baseball is everything, a team captain must navigate rivalries, hidden pasts, and dashed dreams in a bid to win the big game.

Genres

Children & Young Adult Reading Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Fiction

Released

2007-10-11

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Summary

"Rival Pitchers of Oakdale" by Morgan Scott is an early 20th-century novel that explores the lives of young athletes at Oakdale Academy, a competitive school environment, during baseball season. The story opens with teammates eagerly anticipating an important game, with Roger Eliot, the team captain, urging them to prepare. Roy Hooker, an aspiring pitcher, feels overlooked, while Rodney Grant, a gifted newcomer with a secretive past, appears and threatens to take Hooker's spot. As the boys navigate friendships and rivalries, the narrative sets a tone of youth sportsmanship while addressing themes of ambition, recognition, and the challenges of self-doubt.