The Hitting Zone Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Hitting Zone novel. A total of 1182 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1182: V4 ch30
Lunch was fulfilling and everyone was talking about everything. School was over and the summer reall
- 1 The sun was painting a pretty sunset in the Southern California area tonight. All pinks, oranges, an
- 2 "How is he today?" Doug Duncan asked the old doctor sitting across from him. They both sat in the do
- 3 "Hello Jake. How are you today?" My social worker walked into the hospital room where I've been stay
- 4 "Hey, Jake. You should start waking up. We're almost there." Mr. Duncan patted my shoulder as if wak
- 5 I followed Mr. Duncan's lead and also got out of the car, grabbing my backpack. He confidently led t
- 6 "Just follow me." The boy smiled at me and then led me to the stairs by the front door. As we climbe
- 7 I rolled my eyes. How can you be the best when you were the only brother not invited to that camp?No
- 8 "Okay, lets go find my mom." Noah jumped up with the empty plate and led me downstairs. Mary was no
- 9 Noah wasn't satisfied with her response. He shook me a bit. "Jake? Jake, I'm sorry okay? We don't ha
- 10 "This is it. The Arcade." Noah stretched his arms out wide after we got out of his mom's car. A huge
- 11 After we ate, Noah dragged me towards the batting cages. Right before going through the double doors
- 12 "The batting cages are lined up easy to hard. You can find the speed and type of pitch listed up the
- 13 That's right. I stepped into the lefty's box. I practiced both since the end of sixth grade when I h
- 14 "Practiced." I mumbled, not liking the extra weight he was putting on me. I slipped out of his grip
- 15 I went in the cage, but didn't put a token in right away. Instead, I took a few practice swings with
- 16 Noah was oblivious to what was behind him. He just kept up with the nonsensical chatter which I coul
- 17 "What the fuck. You think this brat can do better? We play varsity for our high school, not some pic
- 18 Noah looked at me, unsure. That makes the two of us. I had no idea how good this guy was and I wasn'
- 19 I felt relaxed in the box. The machine spat out a baseball very quickly, but my hands moved just as
- 20 I guess I made my decision. It won't hurt to try again, especially since I'll get a chance to go in
- 21 "You lost." Baldy and friends smirked and laughed. "We'll be taking that." He snatched the money clu
- 22 Oh shit seemed to be the theme of the afternoon. After the old man found out that we didn't even hav
- 23 I heard Mrs. Atkins sigh. "Even if you boys aren't totally in the wrong, we should still pay for the
- 24 I stared at the papers before me, dumbfounded. I squinted at all the tiny words all over the place,
- 25 Noah was stunned. "But you have a glove! And you bat so well! Any team would die to have you in thei
- 26 Noah didn't come right back, which should have made me worried, but all I felt was relief. His comme
- 27 "I'm glad." He told us. He looked at me specifically. "You're doing great Jake. I'm sure you'll be s
- 28 "Stop being a douche." Noah smacked him on the back of the head. Then nimbly dodged the arm Dave thr
- 29 I laughed at Noah's remark. It's true that this family seems pretty lively at all times. Just being
- 30 Mrs. Atkins didn't look as happy as Noah did. She looked at him sternly. "I was going to wait after
- 31 I swallowed harder than normal. Zeke didn't hold back at all. Either I'm good and can stay, or if I
- 32 Noah said he would think of a solution for me. It's not like he knew how good or bad I was at fieldi
- 33 I followed the boys through the garage to their Dodge Durango. Zeke was already in the drivers seat,
- 34 Mr. Miller looked me up and down, clearly not impressed with what he saw. "Another freshmeat?""Fresh
- 35 "How can I help you boys?" The woman asked when it finally got to our turn."This is Jake Hollander.
- 36 "The injustice!" He cried as he compared our lunches. "Look how different our lunches are!"I looked.
- 37 "Looks like I made him better. You boys are welcomed." Noah held out a hand. "Give me a cookie so I
- 38 At his locker, Noah took away my book and replaced it with my pre-calculus book. He grabbed his own
- 39 Math went nothing like what I expected. The twins didn't torture or terrorize me. After I did their
- 40 On no. No, no, no. I shook my head and moved my arms to form an x. There's no way I could play secon
- 41 Finally after class, we got to head down to the fields. Since we took a golf cart up to the office i
- 42 "We're going to do warmups first." Coach looked around. He cleared his throat and raised his voice.
- 43 "With Jake here, trying out, we're going to switch things up a bit." The coach announced. "Whoever w
- 44 Zeke and the coach also joined with the group. Coach was the one to take charge first. "Kyle, Dave,
- 45 "Excellent start!" Noah told me as I drank. "Kyle's face was priceless. Dave started talking crap ha
- 46 Their talk didn't take very long. Garret jogged to the mound and Jordan to home plate. The coach wav
- 47 The coach looked at me, impressed."He can't hit a homerun obviously." Mr. Miller joined us. He looke
- 48 I felt like they went pretty easy on me for the fielding test. The coach just smacked a few grounder
- 49 It took me fifteen minutes for each mile. A whole half hour of running at a pathetically slow pace.
- 50 We packed up pretty quickly; it didn't take long for all of us to pile in the car and head to their
- 51 After all our showers, we all piled into the kids car. Mr. Atkins drove, with Mrs. Atkins next to hi
- 52 At dinner, Noah reminded his dad that they needed to stop at O'Conners after dinner to get me some e
- 53 The next day we followed the same routine for the morning. Noah helped me pack my own baseball bag w
- 54 The day passed by without much hassle. Lunch was only me and Noah outside; his brothers must have st
- 55 Andrew Vishnevsky looked younger than what I thought an athletic trainer would look like. He might h
- 56 The rest of the week went according to plan. I settled into the Atkins routine of school, practice,
- 57 His dad agreed that we would try the ice bath treatment after dinner. Noah told his brothers and the
- 58 Saturday morning came and brought the expected results. I wasn't as stiff as a board and I even felt
- 59 We, legitimately, watched baseball videos all morning. And not the fun kind. All of it was informati
- 60 I looked at Noah for help. Noah was already on it though. "How are we supposed to know that about yo
- 61 We spent the whole afternoon running scenarios and Zeke would talk about what was the right decision
- 62 "Why do you need so many tokens?" Dave demanded as we stood at the counter at The Cages. After dinne
- 63 I started with the 50 mph cage even though it was super easy. I hardly got to swing the bat this wee
- 64 Where did he even come from? I was positive he wasn't there when I put my second token in. The guilt
- 65 "Are you looking for Noah?" Kyle knew exactly what I was thinking, so I nodded. "He went inside to l
- 66 They had me practice at every speed. Zeke even started to get specific and would tell me to either f
- 67 After talking it out with Noah and getting more baseball information, I felt more relaxed. He helped
- 68 After playing at the arcade, we all went back home to enjoy Mrs. Atkins home cooked Sunday dinner. N
- 69 The next day we started the school routine once more. It followed the same pace as the previous week
- 70 Drew was trying to kill me. I could feel it. Every muscle screamed as he kept pushing me, even tempt
- 71 Coach Wilcox looked more calm with Jason near third. Next, he turned to me. He slowly made his way o
- 72 The last hour of practice went by quickly as we ran these situationals. Chris came back from his run
- 73 I was pretty much depressed for the rest of the evening. What's the point of all this practice, when
- 74 Noah was accurate in his prediction of me not being able to participate in batting practice. On Tues
- 75 "I don't mind at all." Dr. Moore stated. "It's nice to see a foster parent involved. And it looks li
- 76 The ride home was awkward. We didn't talk about the emotional scene in the therapists office, nor di
- 77 The atmosphere at Friday's practice was filled with tension. Warmup was silent like always, but seem
- 78 Early Saturday morning, the whole Atkins family plus me, were piled into the suv with our baseball b
- 79 If I thought learning Noah's video game was hard, I was an idiot. Learning baseball signs for both o
- 80 I started to panic with all the other players starting to show up for check-in. Sixteen teams, with
- 81 The ceremony was boring and painless. Nothing like what I expected. Our names weren't called out and
- 82 Coach Wilcox came back. "Alright boys, not much to say. You know what to do." Kyle and Kelvin came f
- 83 "Like in warmups!" I heard Zeke call from the dugout. Right. Be consistent. I was practicing bunting
- 84 Mahki took the first pitch as a called strike and immediately looked at me. I looked around, confuse
- 85 Wow. Zeke really is a monster. I jogged to home plate, with Mahki right behind me, and then Zeke cam
- 86 Top of the second inning. Villa Park gets to send out their core hitters, batters four, five, and si
- 87 Awkward was the word of the day. Since Mr. Miller wanted me to slide, I would have to try my best. I
- 88 Unlike us, Villa Park replaced their pitcher in the bottom of the third inning. The guy was good. He
- 89 The next pitch was low and inside. I flinched back."Strike." The ump called out. "3-1."I looked wher
- 90 I slowly put back my helmet and bat.Noah patted my back. "Sorry, Jake. My bad. I should have just tr
- 91 After gathering my stuff and packing up, I left the dugout in search of the bathroom with my bag."Ja
- 92 It was Katella High School versus Pleasant Valley High School. By the time we showed up, our team wa
- 93 "This game will be a hit fest." Coach declared. He had gathered us after the end of Pleasant Valley'
- 94 Game Two Lineup:1 3B Jason Morris2 1B Julian Wilson3 LF Mahki Holstrom4 CF Zeke Atkins5 RF Antonio P
- 95 Noah pointed at Zeke, who was walking up to the plate. "That's why. As an infielder you should be aw
- 96 Sean went around the umpire, and stepped into the lefty's batter box. I blinked in surprise. I didn'
- 97 As our rambunctious team started to settle down, the other team replaced their pitcher. A little too
- 98 Jason was to leadoff. As someone who had a single and a double already this game, we all had high ho
- 99 As I rounded first, I saw that the outfielder just getting to the ball so I decided to run to second
- 100 As soon as I stepped on third, I looked to the catcher to see what he did with the ball. He was stan