25 parts Complete MatureTo the softball girlies who wish they had the baseball/softball romance.
Seventeen-year-old Ansley Bradford has only ever had softball. As the longest-standing varsity player, she's confident this is the year her team finally takes the district title-and earns the respect the boys' teams have hoarded for years. But when a sudden field renovation forces the softball and baseball teams to share practice space, the season takes a chaotic turn.
Easton Whitlock, the baseball team's golden-boy catcher with a quiet past, makes things worse when a single lie-claiming he's in love with Ansley-throws her off balance and ignites a rivalry she never meant to entertain. She's sworn off dating baseball boys, but as practices collide and late nights turn into long conversations, Easton's easy charm starts to wear her down.
Ansley has never needed anyone. She's always been the backup plan, the second thought. But with the spotlight on her team and a boy she might actually care for, she's forced to confront everything she's buried-grief, anger, and a fear of never truly being seen. Because if she's going to win, on the field or off, it won't be because of who she dates or how she plays. It will be because she finally chose herself.
But victory comes at a cost. When the person who once understood her best is suddenly gone, Ansley will have to face her biggest heartbreak yet-and learn that grief can strike in ways she never expected.
