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
- 301 Thursday morning, Mary packed up and checked out of the hotel, still feeling mentally worn out from
- 302 Mary walked briskly, a couple doors down and then she found the house the lady pointed at. It defini
- 303 It took time for Mary to digest all this new information. A real life brother. An older brother. By
- 304 (Back to Jake's POV)The week of midterms was less about the mid semester tests and more about getti
- 305 Friday night, Mr. Atkins didn't dare to let us stay home alone again. Instead, we all piled into the
- 306 After dinner, we all got back in the car and Mr. Atkins started the long drive home, fighting a bit
- 307 (Third-person perspective: Mary)Kyle put his baseball bag in the trunk of his mom's car before slidi
- 308 (Third-person perspective: Wayne)"Why do we have to spend a Saturday night at O'Conners?" Dave sighe
- 309 (Jake's POV)Zeke drove Noah and I home, then sent us upstairs to get showers done before dinner. We
- 310 Dinner was filled with good food and the twins talking nonstop about pitching. They would get the ch
- 311 "Jake? Jake. Jake, wake up." An annoying buzz sounded too close to my ear. I tried brushing it off.
- 312 I yawned for the hundredth time after waking up an hour ago. Like Coach had demanded, the team was g
- 313 Warmups led by Zeke was always filled with the same high intensity as a practice. I was sweating eve
- 314 Noah and I rushed to get our helmets on, grabbed our bats, then stepped out of the dugout. Almost al
- 315 The bottom of the third would start off with Theo, Noah, and me. If I thought Theo's good pitching i
- 316 Noah was extremely focused on the pitcher. I wouldn't say that it was a good thing though. If it's h
- 317 After the game, Coach asked us to meet up in the clubhouse. We all sat around, taking cleats off whe
- 318 We stuck near Kyle throughout lifting, dinner, and so on. Even when it was time for showers, we took
- 319 I dried off and got ready for practice. I did feel slightly better and more refreshed. It still hurt
- 320 Zeke, who was eye-level with me, stared at me, waiting for I don't know what. I felt so many differe
- 321 I was eager to share the answers Zeke gave me with Noah, but it had to wait until after practice. Dr
- 322 Mr. Atkins looked at his son with a solem expression. Then to me. I straightened up. Mr. Atkins shoo
- 323 After the session, Mr. Atkins drove us home, where the other boys were already waiting. We quickly c
- 324 1 SS Noah Atkins2 2B Jake Hollander3 P Garret Knudsen4 CF Zeke Atkins5 C Jordan Sanders6 LF Mahki Ho
- 325 Drew finished giving me a quick look over just as Mahki made the final out by flying out to right fi
- 326 The second inning started with Sean at the plate, Chris on deck, and Tony in the hole. As they moved
- 327 I tried my best to focus on the batter too. If Jordan had signed for something, it would definitely
- 328 Bottom of the fourth inning brought up Quincy's core power hitters. Garret and Kelvin were able to h
- 329 Daniel didn't do any better than what Garret had done at the plate. He struck out swinging on five p
- 330 All of us were back in the dugout which was filled with excitement as Sean was stepping up to bat."T
- 331 The bottom of the sixth would start from the very top of the lineup for Quincy. Dave finished his wa
- 332 Coach went back to the dugout, as us fielders left James on the mound so he could warmup with Bryce.
- 333 Somber was the theme of the bus ride. We had barely escaped with a win against Quincy at the varsity
- 334 The morning practice was straight running. Run this way, run that way, speed up, slow down. We ran t
- 335 I showered after him and got dressed in some comfortable sweatpants and a t-shirt. By the time I got
- 336 "Wow. Did everyone come?" Noah gasped as we walked down to the field. The four of us headed to the v
- 337 I don't know how Noah can say I'll be just fine, when I'm surrounded by strangers. I don't do well w
- 338 With Garret's nudge and the coaches urging, I jogged out to the open area where everyone else had st
- 339 I'm not really finding this fun.I let my eyes wander around the whole field, looking for Noah to see
- 340 "You know I'm just kidding!" Kyle patted my helmet, pushing it down to cover my eyes. "Keep rolling
- 341 "You! You're my boy!" Garret shook me around some more. "It's slang for friend. C'mon now! Keep up!"
- 342 The coaches shared another look, but they didn't try and dissuade me anymore. The familiar coach jus
- 343 As expected, I sighed to myself as I walked back to the dugout. That station was my biggest weakness
- 344 After Zeke left us, the three of us sat on the bench and waited for the coaches to wrap it up. The a
- 345 The bus ride to Etna High School was the quietest one yet. Mostly in part to the fact that the JV an
- 346 Shortly after, Garret had Alex, the new catcher, drag Kyle to the bench under the pretense of going
- 347 Top of the second inning, we were back in the dugout and back on offense. Noah was first up...and fi
- 348 Top of the fourth, Mahki was first up. Noah, who is right after, hurried to grab his stuff before go
- 349 Bottom of the fourth brought up Etna's top of the lineup again. I wasn't worried since Kyle seemed t
- 350 I took a moment to calm myself down from the last half inning. Even though I felt better after knowi
- 351 "Zeke just walked, I gotta go." Noah got up and looked for his bat. After finding it, he turned back
- 352 Dave didn't take it as an insult. He just glanced at his hand. "Yea..."He looked upset and I wanted
- 353 "Keep your head in the game." Zeke told me as we lined up at the dugout entrance. He stood behind me
- 354 Top of the seventh inning would start with Noah so he sprinted with excitement back to the dugout. A
- 355 After the game, Coach told us to make sure we rest well tonight and tomorrow. We would have practice
- 356 After our showers, all the boys gathered in the living room to watch tv. A baseball game was on, of
- 357 After some cajoling from Noah, I didn't feel so guilty anymore. Like he told me, it's not like we're
- 358 It's not like I hated Greg and Diana, but I definitely didn't like them. The way they spoke and the
- 359 I understood what Zeke was saying. Easily. Marie and Kaylee didn't have parents that were like his.
- 360 Mr. and Mrs. Atkins rounded us up at the kitchen table. Zeke was sent back upstairs to get Dave from
- 361 I tried sitting up, and moved my hands from my lap to the table. "I'm not mad. It's just a misunders
- 362 The next morning, everyone gathered around the table once more, but for breakfast. It was Sunday, an
- 363 With that, spring break came to an end. It was the best I've ever had compared to what I had to deal
- 364 Unfortunately the quiz wasn't a joke like the rest of the morning. It was on a book that we were sup
- 365 At practice, Dave immediately set out to talk to Coach before warmups. They had a thorough discussio
- 366 Tuesday's game was against Colussa High School. Because their school had strict rules regarding miss
- 367 After Friday's practice, besides showering and eating dinner, Mrs. Atkins assigned us chores."On a F
- 368 The closer we got to the scheduled time, the more crowded it was. It wasn't long before a trio of me
- 369 Seeing the opportunity to sneak away, I inched from the spot by the table and tried to head to the s
- 370 With everyone going back to smaller groups, and Zeke going with Mr. Cameron for an interview, Noah a
- 371 "That's a pretty good sized scar." Mr. Cameron remarked. "Do you mind if I take a picture?""Go ahead
- 372 "Jake." I heard him take a step into the room. "I won't force you to talk, but your actions have me
- 373 A sense of warmth had overcome me after being told that I was different. I was long term. Someone th
- 374 Redwood High School was definitely named after its surroundings. The school had giant trees towering
- 375 "Be patient!" Mr. Miller said as he clapped his hands from the third base coaching box. It was a sub
- 376 Top of the third started with the top of our lineup. Noah and I both got ready to bat and stood by t
- 377 With the bases clear, and only one out, the Redwood High School coach came out of his dugout, and si
- 378 Bryce's pitching didn't exactly inspire confidence in the chances of us winning, but it looked good
- 379 Bottom of the sixth. Bryce started wild, throwing four straight balls outside of the zone, not even
- 380 After the win at Redwood High School, we had two days of practice before our Saturday game with Port
- 381 The injury to the A's Maberry was a hot topic before Saturday's game. Our whole team was talking abo
- 382 Monday's game was against Tulelake High School at home. Kyle was named the starter and wasn't given
- 383 I followed them downstairs at a more leisurely pace. I didn't know what made them so excited, but sa
- 384 I didn't sleep well, mostly due to the fact that I didn't sleep. I remember Noah coming in, turning
- 385 He checked it. "100.5 (Fahrenheit)" He frowned. "Still high, but at least it's coming down." He put
- 386 I had a much easier time falling asleep after comforting myself with those thoughts. It was peaceful
- 387 **Third Person Perspective**Wayne Atkins was tired. Beyond tired. He was running on almost no sleep
- 388 Drew wasn't mad that I admitted to not putting my all on the practice field. He was happy that I rea
- 389 The library plan was a good one, up until Mrs. Atkins handed me a lunch bag."Here ya go." She gave o
- 390 As predicted, we didn't get home until late. That didn't stop Noah from doing the ab workout though.
- 391 The crappy night of sleep put me in a bad mood Saturday morning when Noah forced me to wake up. Appa
- 392 Zeke wasn't surprised to see Willie sitting in front of us. He just sat on the other side of Noah an
- 393 Brady almost copied Sanchez by starting off with a strikeout, followed by a baserunner. The only dif
- 394 I felt awful. Inside and out. The bathroom stunk and my knees hurt from being on concrete for five s
- 395 Top of the sixth. Servite was letting Sanchez stay in the game even though he's given up four hits a
- 396 Noah's jaw dropped. Mine too. We looked at Zeke in a whole new light. There's someone he hasn't scor
- 397 I was slightly disappointed that we never got to look up what it takes to adopt a kid in the foster
- 398 It honestly felt like I had only blinked before having to wake up again. Mrs. Atkins was calling out
- 399 With Marie driving, we didn't have to walk up to the school from the lower lot. She parked close to
- 400 I wasn't able to tell him. The library was too quiet, yet there were plenty of ears. If I said anyth