When a shoulder injury ended his minor league pitching career twelve years ago, Jim Morris resorted to the next best thing: coaching. But Jim's team, knowing their coach is a great ball player, makes a deal with him: if they win the district championship, they want Jim to try out for a major-league organization. Going from worst to first, the team makes it to state, and Jim is forced to live up to his end of the deal. While there prove to be a lot of pitches to be thrown before he makes it off the mound, big-league dreams are revived, and there's no telling where he could go!
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Written by
Mike Rich
Starring
Dennis Quaid (Jimmy Morris); Rachel Griffiths (Lorri Morris); Jay Hernandez (Joaquin 'Wack' Campos); Beth Grant (Olline); Angus T. Jones (Hunter Morris); Brian Cox (Jim Morris Sr.); Rick Gonzalez (Rudy Bonilla); Chad Lindberg (Joe David West); Angelo Spizzirri (Joel De La Garza); Royce D. Applegate (Henry); Russell Richardson (Brooks); Raynor Scheine (Frank); David Blackwell (Cal); Blue Deckert (Baseball Scout Dave Patterson); Danny Kamin (Durham Manager Mac (as Daniel Kamin)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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