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
- 201 I stepped into the familiar lines of a batter box. I dug in, pulled my bat back, and eyes the pitche
- 202 "Kid, did you stay up too late watching tv or something?" Mr. Miller asked me as I placed my bag on
- 203 Bottom of the first inning, James stepped on the mound, and we took our respective positions. James
- 204 Top of the second, Garret stepped up to bat, Julian got in the on deck circle, and Sean was in the h
- 205 If Bryce felt nervous, he didn't show it. Which is surprising considering his debut performance yest
- 206 Top of the fourth. I took my seat beside Noah as our first three up started to prepare for their at
- 207 "No, just let me see!" Noah reached for me.I held on tightly, keeping my jersey close to my body so
- 208 Mr. Atkins and I thanked him and left the tent.He looked like he wanted to say something, but I cut
- 209 At lunch, Noah started to tell me how the game ended. Top of the fifth inning, we couldn't come up w
- 210 After lunch we went back to the hotel to shower, pack up and load everything in the car. Mrs. Atkins
- 211 The beginning of the school week started off normal as always. Class, lunch, class, practice, dinner
- 212 After the appointment, the three of us headed home for dinner. The atmosphere in the car after my ap
- 213 Thursday morning, we packed up our uniforms into our bags and headed to school. Today's game would b
- 214 Coach announced the lineup:1 SS Noah Atkins2 2B Jake Hollander3 CF Mahki Holstrom4 P Garret Knudsen5
- 215 Top of the second inning, we took the field and Garret got on the mound. He toed the rubber before g
- 216 At the top of the third inning, with a runner on second base, Garret had to face the top of the line
- 217 "Don't be lying to him." Sean came over and sat on the other side of Jason. "The San Francisco Giant
- 218 I told Noah my concerns as we took a seat in the dugout.Noah just shrugged. "You can't be good all t
- 219 I couldn't even try to understand the pitcher position. I could barely understand my own position, s
- 220 Mahki, who came up next, didn't come up with anything. He popped out to the right fielder to end the
- 221 As the team finished congratulating one another on the win, we started to move to home plate to exch
- 222 To say the team was happy for Zeke was an understatement. Everyone congratulated him and asked him f
- 223 Mrs. Atkins woke us up earlier than if it was a school day. She urged us to get dressed and to pack
- 224 After Zeke left with the Bradley guy, the twins started talking almost immediately."That was The Bra
- 225 Noah dragged me around the two-level store to look at everything that had anything to do with baseba
- 226 We went through all of the Oakland Athletics shirts, sweatshirts, and jerseys. Noah found a jersey t
- 227 With the five of us reunited, the parents decided it was time for lunch before we headed to the univ
- 228 We were only left on our own for five minutes, before I spotted someone familiar. "Concerned citizen
- 229 This is a real baseball stadium. I stared in amazement at the field surrounded be stadium seating. T
- 230 Noah puffed up his chest. "So what? I'll be the starter for my college team too!" Nick smirked. "Sur
- 231 The best out of five wasn't as close as I thought it would be. The twins were right to say that expe
- 232 I moved to the cubby that held the equipment. "Is it really okay to use whatever is here? Doesn't t
- 233 I continued to hit every pitch, fast and slow, back towards the machine as a line drive. Besides the
- 234 The tour of the whole campus lasted for an hour. Honestly, it wasn't that exciting. Zeke and his par
- 235 Noah's eyes sparkled with excitement just at the thought. He started to look at the other baseball r
- 236 "College players are definitely held to a higher level." Dave said with a sigh. "Especially at a div
- 237 After two hours of what looked to be a normal practice, their coach spoke to the team as a whole. So
- 238 Zeke had taken a few practice swings while the pitcher threw off the mound, but neither looked serio
- 239 Mrs. Atkins lips thinned before speaking. "Yes, we'll be waiting for him here. What did you want to
- 240 After the scout, Willie Ramsey, left, the other random men in the stands started to follow him. I fi
- 241 Saturday morning, we rose before the sun to get ready for the day. By the time we hit the road, the
- 242 We hurried to the stadium with our snacks and met Zeke by the entrance of the stadium. He actually l
- 243 Shawn looked even bigger on the mound than any pitcher I've ever faced. It was like he demanded all
- 244 Sunday morning, Mr. Atkins woke us up to get dressed, packed up, and to load up the car. We did as h
- 245 "We leave after lunch time so make sure you bring your backpacks and books to the car." Zeke instruc
- 246 As Zeke was held up by Coach, we left him behind and boarded the bus. We weren't the first on, nor w
- 247 "So much arrogance for a shrimp." Marie commented.Zeke ignored her, and kept his eyes on Noah. "You
- 248 At least the two hours flew by with Noah's rambling. He talked to me about everything from pro baseb
- 249 All three of them climbed up to join us, not bothered by Noah's demanding tone. They sat in the row
- 250 It was a one-sided beat down. Marie and her team didn't even give Porterville a chance for a comebac
- 251 Mahki followed up with another single, allowing Noah to score and for me to advanced to second. Unli
- 252 Dave was a bit behind getting on the mound since he was the last batter, but it wasn't like we could
- 253 The trainer kept the mask on me while watching his watch. After, what I presume was 60 seconds, he t
- 254 I got into the lefty's box, dug my back foot in, and pulled my bat back. The score is only 4-0 at th
- 255 "Ding!"A metal bat connecting with a ball always made me flinch, especially when I'm not paying atte
- 256 Kelvin followed up with a single, moving tony up to third base.Noah flexed his bicep at me as I came
- 257 When Dave saw that we were ready, his frown turned to a grin. The kind where he looked happy beyond
- 258 After a few minutes, I felt the surroundings get quieter and was almost lulled to sleep if it wasn't
- 259 "I see you have a colorful past." He clicked on the mouse, looking at his computer. "Plenty of broke
- 260 After receiving a stack of papers printed out from his computer, Dr. Walker handed them over to Mr.
- 261 Monday morning, all of us were sluggish in our movements to get going for the day. None of us got to
- 262 Collect our winnings? I didn't understand. And Noah wouldn't give me any hints after dropping that b
- 263 Having Bailey between me and Dave made me feel slightly uncomfortable. Not because she reminded me
- 264 We finished lunch as a group of ball players. Softball and baseball had some significant differences
- 265 Noah was obviously the first one to voice his complaints. "Coach! Why? I didn't play poorly earlier
- 266 The second inning followed the same pattern of three up, three down. The fourth batter had the best
- 267 Noah told me a little more about the pitcher and catcher dynamics as the bottom of the fourth inning
- 268 "You look good, Jake." Dr. Moore smiled as I walked into his office with Mr. Atkins right behind me.
- 269 Bottom of the fifth inning with Dave pitching. They were batters four, five, and six. They had previ
- 270 After Mr. Atkins left Dr. Moore's private office, I jumped out of the chair in the lobby area. He lo
- 271 Even though Noah was the one to ask for permission to leave, I was the first to get going, rushing o
- 272 The next morning, all of the Atkins, plus me, were gathered around the kitchen table for breakfast.
- 273 Noah and I spent the thirty minutes waiting for Mr Miller, just talking about what the week without
- 274 (Third person perspective)Mrs. Atkins had stepped into the office and took a seat. Dr. Moore sat beh
- 275 Early Saturday morning, all three levels of baseball at our school loaded into the same bus. I was s
- 276 As a unified team we walked together to our visiting club room to change. I already had my jersey on
- 277 I jogged back to my dropped bat, picked it up and hurried back to the dugout with my head down."Don'
- 278 Coach came out with us and walked straight up to the umpire, with Kelvin close behind. They shared
- 279 Noah was already hanging outside the batter's box, eager for redemption of his own fly out, earlier
- 280 Technically not one. But two. But Noah still bats in front of me so I'm sure he could come up with s
- 281 Batter number five was first up, hitting a hard grounder between me and Sean. Sean was quick to dive
- 282 Bryce was an excellent batter. I mean, he has to be in order to make the varsity team as a sophomore
- 283 We arrived back at school and started to unload the bus. Mr. Atkins, who had been at the game, arriv
- 284 "Like what?" Noah tried to peek at his texts.Dave clicked his phone so the screen turned black. "You
- 285 We finished dinner and changed into nicer clothes. We had showered earlier in the afternoon and were
- 286 Kaylee showed us the way, going through an open sliding door, leading us to a giant backyard. The ki
- 287 "But..." Kyle continued to hesitate."Stop being a wimp!" Jason called out and soon the nearby classm
- 288 Kaylee continued to ask the both of us little questions like that throughout the night. She didn't d
- 289 "You've got to be kidding." Noah mumbled. He was looking behind us too. "Dad's going to kill us.""It
- 290 I couldn't remember how long it took for me to fall asleep. My mind just wouldn't shut off as I was
- 291 We ate our breakfast slowly as Mr. Atkins hurried through his. He was in a rush for an 8am showing,
- 292 *REMINDER: I'll be writing this mini arc in third person point of view, omniscient. So we'll have ac
- 293 Mary pulled into the neighborhood in 45 minutes. She had a frown on her face as she looked left and
- 294 With sudden hope, Mary followed Camila out of of the house, crossed the street, then went a few hous
- 295 Mary returned to the hotel after an hour drive. She made calls to her husband, Doug, and her eldest
- 296 Mary approached the office and found a woman near the same age, yet she looked exhausted with hair f
- 297 The receptionist opened a hallway door, leading to another part of the front office. The school coul
- 298 Mary hurried to the sports field just beyond the gym. From afar she could see a softball field and a
- 299 After discussing a few more details, they ended the call so Mary could get back to her hotel in Los
- 300 Mary sat there by herself for a few minutes before getting up and going to the field. Even though sh