Review
"This book will bring the young, and the young at heart, back to the sandlots. Baseball is like life...." --
Rick Dumont, The Cabinet PressA wonderful book....a great eye-opener for parents --
Dom DiMaggio Boston Red Sox 1940-42, 1946-1953This fantastic book is easy to use, and covers all areas of baseball without sounding preachy, or complicated. --
Children's Book Review, January 27, 2003
About the Author
Jim Hughes has been a police officer for the past 18 years in Merrimack, New Hampshire. He also participates in his local youth baseball league, both as an umpire and coach.
Nick Hughes is an eighth grader at Mastricola Middle School in Merrimack. During the 2000 baseball season, Nick helped lead his 14-year-old Babe Ruth team to the town championship and was selected for the All Star Team.