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219 pages.
Summary: Ben and his friends are so excited to play in their town's All-Star Baseball league. But in his first game of the season, Ben gets hit by a pitch. It's never happened before are it shakes him up. Another player on Ben's team, Justin, is acting really weirdly. Ben's know Justin for a while and they're friendly, but he's not one of Ben's closest 'boys.' Justin is the team's best hitter but his behavior on and off the field is erratic. Ben discovers that Justin's family is having some problems and Justin is thinking about quitting the team.