
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, Jim will try out with a major-league organization. The bet proves incentive enough for the team, and they go from worst to first, making it to state for the first time in the history of the school. Jim, forced to live up to his end of the deal, is nearly laughed off the try-out field--until he gets onto the mound, where he confounds the scouts (and himself) by clocking successive 98 mph fastballs, good enough for a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jim's still got a lot of pitches to throw before he makes it to The Show, but with his big-league dreams revived, there's no telling where he could go.

as Jimmy Morris

as Lorri Morris

as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

as Olline

as Hunter Morris

as Jim Morris Sr.

as Rudy Bonilla

as Joe David West

as Joel De La Garza

as Henry

as Brooks

as Frank

as Catcher

as Orlando Manager

as Young Jimmy

as Cal

as Baseball Scout Dave Patterson

as Durham Manager Mac

as Jessica

as Ray - Janitor

as Sanchez

as Esther

as Steve Dearborn

as Tryout Catcher

as Orlando Heckler

as Jimmy's Brother

as Female Student

as David

as Baseball Scout

as Player with Headphones

as Kenny Justin

as Durham PR Director

as Tim Stewart

as Locker Room Attendant

as Texas Rangers PA Announcer

as Texas Rangers Radio Announcer

as Devil Rays Manager

as Devil Rays Pitching Coach

as Reporter #1

as Reporter #2

as Texas Oilman

as High School Umpire

as Orland Umpire #1

as Orlando Umpire #2

as Relief Pitcher #1

as Relief Pitcher #2

as Relief Pitcher #3

as Baseball Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Little League Dad

as Baseball Fan

as Self

as Baseball Fan

as Tampa Bay Devil Ray

as Baseball Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Reporter

as Baseball Fan

as Self

as High School 3rd Baseman

as Baseball Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Texas Ranger Baseball Player

as Customer

as Baseball Fan

as Townsperson

as Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden

as Baseball Fan

as Anthony Morgan

as Baseball Fan

as Hippie Fan

as Baseball Fan

as Student

as Restaurant Patron