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
- 401 Top of the second started with Mahki. I sat beside Noah as we watched the bottom half of our lineup
- 402 Garret was up next. He got in the lefty box and dug his back foot in. His actions made me cringe a l
- 403 Top of the fourth started with our best batter and player, Zeke. He faced the same new pitcher as me
- 404 Alex hurried to take off his catcher's gear in order to go bat. He would lead off with Dave and Noah
- 405 Bottom of the fifth, Dave was still in control of the mound, but he no longer looked as happy as he
- 406 The bus ride back to school was filled with happiness and excitement. We defeated another good team
- 407 Mr. Atkins didn't let us watch the replay. He simply told us, "I'm sure it'll be funny soon, but not
- 408 I had a restless night of sleep. I was constantly thinking about Mrs. Atkins and if she heard us tal
- 409 "Jake. Jake." Noah shook me a little. "Come on. It's okay. Everything's going to be okay.""How?" I a
- 410 (Jake)I found myself back in my own bed and more than slightly disoriented. It took me some time bef
- 411 We left shortly after that, both feeling at ease with our reflections. We went home and found the ta
- 412 1 LF Garret Knudsen2 2B Jake Hollander3 CF Zeke Atkins4 1B Julian Wilson5 RF Mahki Holstrom6 3B Jaso
- 413 "Honestly thought you were going to trip." Kyle told me as I passed by him."Did I look that unsteady
- 414 Before I could help myself up, I felt two different hands pulling me up by my arms. Julian and Mahki
- 415 "Batter up." The umpire waved for me to step up.Out of habit, I almost walked to the lefty's box, bu
- 416 Sanchez cornered Julian to an 0-2 count, then threw a third strike right down the middle and caught
- 417 Garret stepped up after Sanchez finished his practice pitches. Lefty versus lefty. So far, Sanchez w
- 418 Coach followed through on his word and made Friday's practice light. It was more of a walk through a
- 419 After everyone was seated, Mr. Atkins took a deep breath and started from the beginning, sounding mo
- 420 I started to tear up. I wanted to wipe my eyes, but then Dave would know that I was crying."What are
- 421 Mr. and Mrs. Atkins were surprised to see all of us relaxing in the living room late into the aftern
- 422 "Great, now Dave is going to be a brat if I don't get a hit." Garret mumbled, joining me by the on d
- 423 "Yea, yea." Garret brushed him off. "Excuses, excuses."Mahki shot him a glare, but didn't continue t
- 424 The bottom of the second didn't go as smoothly as the first. My team was still making contact, but n
- 425 There wasn't any time to speak with Dave to find out what happened with him. Drew took him to a corn
- 426 "Good work out there, James." Coach told him. "Take a seat. Kyle will close it out.""Thanks, Coach."
- 427 Monday night was a rush of showers, homework, a fulfilling dinner, and then more homework before goi
- 428 Wednesday after class, Zeke took us home to an empty house. Their parents were both out, working wit
- 429 Noah seemed more bothered by this than I was. I had just become numb to it. My brother didn't want m
- 430 During dinner, Zeke shot suspicious glances at all of us throughout the meal."Is something wrong, so
- 431 We finished warmups before the official start time. It was an evening game so plenty of parents and
- 432 "I'm feeling good today!" Garret roared as he came back in the dugout."Simmer down!" Dave rolled his
- 433 Bottom of the third. Garret's domination didn't end or stutter. Batter eight struck out. Batter nine
- 434 Bottom of the fifth.Garret was still going strong, looking unstoppable. He started with batter five,
- 435 The crowd was still making noise for their team as we switched to defense. When Garret took his prac
- 436 My body was hurting. My foot. My ankle. My knees. My hip. My hands. My elbows. The only body part th
- 437 With the game taking up most of the afternoon and early evening, there wasn't much time for anything
- 438 The rest of the car ride to Golden West was more relaxed. It felt a little weird with Kyle missing,
- 439 Zeke didn't keep everyone around after the game for a talk or anything. I found it odd for a second,
- 440 Sunday, Noah convinced Zeke to join us at the park to help with our fielding. After taking turns fie
- 441 Early May and it was still pretty chilly in the Bay Area. Noah has told me yesterday that summer was
- 442 I put my helmet and bat away near my baseball bag before sitting down. Just as I was sitting, it fel
- 443 Kyle finished his short warmup on the mound and then the first batter was announced. Kyle accepted t
- 444 Top of the third, with a 1-0 lead, Kyle started us off. But in reality, he stood no chance against S
- 445 "Hey, what's going on with you?" Noah waved a hand in front of my face. "Why are you staring down Co
- 446 "Garret." Coach nodded at the new arrival. He handed over the baseball, putting it in Garret's hands
- 447 Top of the fifth started with our bottom three: Jason, Alex, and now Tanner. Jason didn't start us o
- 448 Bottom of the fifth. The air was getting colder as it got later. The long fourth inning really pushe
- 449 Bottom of the sixth. Coach stood with Garret for an extra second before sending him out. Garret had
- 450 Garret was up next. He wasn't spectacular today like other times where he would shine the brightest.
- 451 Mr. Atkins hurried me to his car, where Mrs. Atkins was waiting. Seeing that both of their attention
- 452 By the time we got back to their house, the sun had set and the stars were out. It was super late. O
- 453 No one spoke. It was like time stood still."Hey! Was someone at the door.." Kyle came down the stair
- 454 With Mrs. Atkins in charge, we were all sent upstairs to get ready for bed. I still had to shower, m
- 455 There were grumpy looks all around for the Atkins family and me...the other adults only held pity an
- 456 As we did our homework, Coach called Zeke to let us know that he was canceling practice due to some
- 457 In a single file line, we followed the judge back to his chambers, which was his own private office.
- 458 'Focus on something else.'Yea, okay, easier said than done Dr. Moore. I cursed him internally as I w
- 459 One thing I didn't account for or thought would be a problem was my team. It just slipped my mind, o
- 460 Because the game was at a neutral location between two schools, who weren't too close to one another
- 461 Drew was very strict in what I could and couldn't do, but I wasn't in a position to argue. He lectur
- 462 Nothing works according to plan though. Garret came out swinging...and missing. With an 0-2 count, h
- 463 Dave was on the mound, Kelvin behind home plate, and everyone else was in position. It was time for
- 464 I was now feeling what Noah was feeling last inning. If Julian gets out here and now, I won't be abl
- 465 Top of the fourth. Mahki struck out swinging; he just couldn't keep up with the pitcher's speed. Kel
- 466 Bottom of the fifth. Dave on the mound and Kelvin behind the plate. They agreed on a pitch selection
- 467 Bottom of the sixth, we took the field. Alex and Brian came jogging in from the bullpen as Coach spo
- 468 "You can't think like that!" Noah slapped me on the back. "We're still winning! One more inning to g
- 469 The excitement lasted until we loaded up the bus, then everyone started to fall asleep or doze off,
- 470 "You're him?" The man looked down at me, arms folded across his chest. He had sunglasses on, making
- 471 Coach made the call and soon, the adults I trusted most started to appear.Dr. Moore arrived first, h
- 472 Once home, we took showers as Mrs. Atkins made dinner and Mr. Atkins went inside his office downstai
- 473 "So after sleeping on it, do you still feel like you made the right decision?" Dr. Moore asked me. "
- 474 "Are you sure you're okay?" Noah asked me during breakfast on Sunday. It was just us at the table fu
- 475 "We'll start with Kyle on the mound today." Coach told the team as the bus drove towards the sunset,
- 476 Coach and an assistant stood huddled over a notepad, writing down some words I couldn't see."Attack
- 477 Bottom of the second. Kyle took the mound with confidence and a slight attitude. The first pitch was
- 478 After Garret's practice pitches, he easily shut down the ninth batter, getting him to strike out to
- 479 Garret dealt with the top of the lineup for Anderson just as easily as Kyle had done in the first in
- 480 Down by three, it wasn't hard to imagine why the dugout was as quiet as a mouse. Top of the fifth, s
- 481 Bottom of the fifth. We took the field with renewed energy, happy to have the lead back, 7-6. Dave h
- 482 My helmet felt too tight when I put it on and my bat felt too heavy in my hands. I could feel the gu
- 483 "Jake! Jake! Come on! Get up!" Noah's voice dragged me out of my sleep, causing me to groan. He laug
- 484 The whole day followed a similar pattern of compliments, questions, and well-wishes. I was impressed
- 485 With that information, I wanted to talk to Jason at practice, but I didn't want to do it with Noah a
- 486 Wednesday morning, I went to school like normal with a reminder that Mr. and Mrs. Atkins would pick
- 487 Mr. Pickens left us to go find the paperwork while we headed for the exit. Just outside, two familia
- 488 With everything done, it was time for me to go back to school. It was the start of practice by the t
- 489 Practice was anything but easy. With Drew personally watching us warmup, there was no way we could s
- 490 Something to say? Who? Me? Me to him? I had a lot to say, but his sudden appearance made me blank ou
- 491 Mrs. Atkins has caught her husband off guard, but Noah and I kind of felt it coming. Jeremy had skip
- 492 Sunday morning, Mrs. Atkins cooked her usual big breakfast selection. It was hard to enjoy with the
- 493 Once I reached my room, I expected Noah to follow or maybe even Mr. Atkins, but it was Dr. Moore tha
- 494 We took some more time to watch the waves come in and crash into the shore before finally going back
- 495 Even though I had a nap in the middle of the day yesterday, I was still able to sleep well at night,
- 496 After school, we switched our backpacks for our baseball bags and met with the others by the basebal
- 497 With the keys in hand, Zeke turned away, heading back to the bus to tell our coach.Noah smiled at th
- 498 With no instructions, or any other ideas for that matter, I could only stand there and accept the in
- 499 Our offense ended with Julian grounding out to third. He came back with his head down as well."Next
- 500 The fifth batter also made contact, making my heart skip a beat. Luckily, it was in Noah's range of