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
- 801 [Carson POV]"You took a long time." Gabby said as soon as I got back from the restroom. "I almost th
- 802 "She seems just as friendly as Kaylee." Kyle scoffed from behind me.I glanced back at him.His eyes w
- 803 Besides seeing Jeremy briefly and stuffing our faces with food, not much else was going on. I didn't
- 804 I somewhat expected Coach to tell us his decisions on the roster during or after a practice, but Noa
- 805 We worked out until Coach showed up and called us in. "Take a knee, boys."We collectively lowered ou
- 806 As players, we had to leave the four of them behind and go find our field to start warmups. We weren
- 807 Korrey was up after Garret. He also made contact on the first pitch, but it was a fly ball straight
- 808 I don't know who started it, but when I rounded third base, I started to hear chants of 'Bambi!' I l
- 809 Jason got jammed early in the count, hitting a short fly ball to left field. Mitchell followed it wi
- 810 Mitchell, at the bottom of our lineup, would start us off in the seventh. He's been doing really wel
- 811 Because of the late game, we had a late dinner, followed by getting into bed late. It just got later
- 812 Dave came out strong and fast. He got the first two batters to strike out, completely whiffing. The
- 813 The new pitcher was finally ready to restart the first inning. He wasn't as wild as the last guy...b
- 814 Noah started us off with a solid single to right field mimicking his single from yesterday. Aiming f
- 815 Coach also came out, talking to the umpire about the pitching change. It was Tyler Larsen jogging to
- 816 The guys near us didn't have much time to roast me on getting out. Garret struck out to end the inni
- 817 We didn't have a whole lot of time to celebrate the win on the field. There were still games after u
- 818 "Alright, now that everyone has had their fill," Coach stood up in the center of the tables so all o
- 819 Game three of the tournament."Win here and we are automatically put into the semis." Coach reminded
- 820 The opposing team left their wild pitcher in, and like Coach Luis had predicted, he started to throw
- 821 Kyle strolled up to the plate and glanced at Mr. Miller for the sign. Mr. Miller surprised all of us
- 822 Kyle took the mound, facing the bottom of their lineup again. It followed a similar pattern too. The
- 823 I didn't have time to eavesdrop or see what was going on. The bottom of the fifth started with Noah
- 824 Kyle guided me to the trainer's tent, obviously knowing how to find it better than I. He also was th
- 825 "What about me?" Kyle asked."Yea, what about the rest of us?" Dave shoved Kyle away from the group.M
- 826 Our room got busy after I finished icing my ankle. Mom, Dad, and the twins came in to see what was g
- 827 I was the second to last one out of the dugout. Garret was slower than me, surprisingly. He walked u
- 828 "Hey, welcome back." The first baseman greeted me with a grin as I took my base.I pursed my lips tog
- 829 Logan's first at-bat of the game, and the second of the tournament. He was cornered quick by the fas
- 830 We took some time on the field, just congratulating one another on getting to the finals. Coach had
- 831 As a team, we moved together towards the parking lot. Coach had sent out the address for the restaur
- 832 I woke up to the room door closing. Rather loudly. I peeked out of the covers and saw Zeke holding t
- 833 According to Coach, the home team of the finals game was decided by a simple coin toss. 50/50 chance
- 834 Dave was out, but our spirits weren't down. Noah, Sean, and Jason kept the conversation light with a
- 835 There wasn't much time to question Noah's plan of attack when we had to take the field for our defen
- 836 It wasn't the best thing that could have happened; I would have really preferred to see Garret's gra
- 837 Coach looked to Garret. "Get the trainer."Garret nodded and left immediately."I'm okay." I told Coac
- 838 Sean took a deep breath before heading for the batter's box. Noah passed me by on his way back insid
- 839 Garret handed me my bat before I went back to the dugout. His grin may have been even bigger than mi
- 840 The medals around my neck clinked as we started to clean up our dugout. We took off our cleats and p
- 841 We talked a little bit more about healing before talking about Dave's injury. Jeremy reassured me th
- 842 "Do you regret it?" Noah asked in a low voice.Jeremy shrugged. "It's too late to regret, but I'd lik
- 843 I started to imitate Dave, falling asleep until god knows when. I woke up to the sound of the room d
- 844 Dad spoke with Rhys's parents about borrowing a car to get us back home. Then we would bring it back
- 845 We all went to bed, not feeling our best.Before falling asleep, I thought about texting Jeremy, to t
- 846 "Any particular one that you like?" Dad asked as I looked at the wall of electronics.I twisted my li
- 847 Noah shrugged and took the phone to Dad, just a few seats down. "Hey Dad, Jeremy thinks he can help
- 848 We had a short reunion near baggage claim before Dad started to usher Zeke to lead us to the car. No
- 849 I opened the envelope and pulled out a card. A thin piece of paper fell out. I picked it up and star
- 850 "With Grampa moving in, there has to be some rearranging." Dad announced."Isn't it easy?" Dave asked
- 851 "We did have to sacrifice a desk." Kyle added."It's okay." I spoke up. "I can do my homework at the
- 852 He finished and again got up and dug out another coin."Come on, man." A guy called out. "You've been
- 853 With it starting, I got into hitting mode. I tuned out the others outside the cage. The first pitch
- 854 The day eventually came to an end. Jeremy took us home and then had to head back up to the bay, wher
- 855 "Why do you guys get the dining room?" Kyle complained."Because I'm in charge." Zeke answered with a
- 856 Our little makeup Christmas really stood out as winter break came to an end. It was one of the last
- 857 With Noah making fun of himself, Alisha felt more comfortable to give it a try. She did completely f
- 858 Monday morning was hectic. Our first school morning sharing a room with the twins led to an early sh
- 859 To say I was ready for the extra work we were putting in, would be a gross understatement. By the en
- 860 When we got home, Dave didn't let Noah off despite his happy news. He pulled him into the backyard a
- 861 With the food coming out and being placed in front of us, the conversation slowly drifted away from
- 862 At the end of practice on Friday, Coach gathered us for a short chat."The first round of our first t
- 863 By the time we got to Jeremy's house, it was late. Super late. Near midnight. That didn't stop us fr
- 864 The weekend blew by with our visit to Jeremy's. Saturday night, he took us out to some fancy steakho
- 865 I vaguely heard Coach call out for someone to go get Noah, but I was too busy gagging on what was le
- 866 Saturday morning, we reached the sports complex and mixed in with other players and parents. Mom and
- 867 Bottom of the first. Noah, Korrey, and myself would start it off. I stood beside Noah as we got our
- 868 Bottom of the second.Noah and I took a seat on the bench while Jason hurried to change out his gear.
- 869 Garret stood on second base with a big grin. Just before Sean could get in the batter's box, the opp
- 870 Top of the fifth. Kyle's first opponent was the cleanup hitter. He made it look easy, getting him to
- 871 Coach wrapped up the team meeting and passed out the snackbar vouchers. He then told us the field nu
- 872 Noah and I separated from the twins at the snackbar. They got their food then met up with some of th
- 873 "You kids don't look as excited as you did after winning game one." Mom noticed as soon as we approa
- 874 "Start strong." Noah gave Dave a hard pat on the back as we passed him on the way out of the dugout.
- 875 Top of the second. Dave had to face the core of their lineup. He looked sharp, but San Marino was st
- 876 Garret would be the first lefty to face the left-handed pitcher for us. Garret did get cornered quic
- 877 We jogged it back to the dugout."They're getting a little restless, Coach." I heard Dave say. "That
- 878 "Motherfucker!" Dave's sharp yell overrode the umps call for an out. "Are you fucking kidding me?!"S
- 879 It was almost like a repeat of last year.The San Marino coach didn't take his ejection lightly. He m
- 880 We exited the field together as a team. As soon as the other guys saw Zeke, they all made their way
- 881 During lunch, four of us received the same text from Coach."Wheatland High School?" Kyle mumbled und
- 882 Finals always made me fidgety from all the attention and extra stuff we would have to do. From the a
- 883 "I'll convince him, Coach!" Noah came over and started to drag me away. "That was a tough collision.
- 884 Noah may be joking between innings, but he took his batting just as seriously as he did fielding. He
- 885 I took a seat on the bench. Noah trailed after me and sat down too. I looked at him, expecting a pep
- 886 I don't know whether the pitcher was shaken by the hard-hit, one-pitch, homerun, but he was wild fac
- 887 Brian started with the fifth batter in the lineup. A guy who has gotten the ball to the outfield twi
- 888 I was stunned by his pitching motion."He throws sidearm." Coach Luis put his hand on my shoulder and
- 889 Bottom of the eighth started with Mitchell. He was rushing to get out of his catcher's gear."Take yo
- 890 "Hold up." Coach stopped us from leaving the dugout. "Let's talk for a second.""We're all ears." Noa
- 891 "This past weekend, Watsonville High's baseball team swept their second tournament win in a row, not
- 892 "Gather around, boys." Coach said as we started to come out of the dugout for practice. "I want to t
- 893 "Bro, you look terrible." Dave told me at the end of practice as we packed up our bags. "What did th
- 894 "What time do I need to pick you guys up?" Dave asked as he drove us to Alisha's on Friday night. Al
- 895 Kyle was the first one in the shower after getting home from practice. He hurried through, stumbling
- 896 "So you basically proposed to her." Dave said to Kyle in the middle row of the family car. We were a
- 897 "There's Zeke and Rhys!" Noah pointed the two out as we pulled up to the Johnson's house.They both w
- 898 Sunday's game was right during lunch time so Mom and Dad let us go crazy at the snackbar.Noah squint
- 899 Before practice on Monday, Coach gathered us for another meeting on the field. "Today, we're going t
- 900 "Robbie will take first." Coach started to give out instructions to the others on their positions. "