Infield Hit

by Thomas J. Dygard

Book Overview

After transferring to a new high school during his junior year, Hal tries to make friends, gain a starting position on the baseball team, and hide the fact that his dad is a famous ex-major leaguer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688140378
• ISBN13: 9780688140373
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

A book any baseball fan should read!

Infield Hit is a great book for any baseball lover. Hal Stevenson is always compared to his father and doesn't like it. His father is a famous All-American 3rd baseman, who's well built and can kill the ball. Hal is built like his mom, very skinny and not very muscular. Hal has always tried to fill his father's shoes but cant. His arm isn't as strong as his dads but he is still put at 3rd base and since his dad was a hard hitter he swings a heavy bat. He can't throw the ball like his dad and is lucky to hit the ball with his heavy bat. Everything changes when he goes to a new school. A former all-star short stop also friends with Hal's dad is the coach and has a new plan for Hal. After watching him swing and miss many times he gives Hal a lighter bat. Hal is very quick and starts as a lead off hitter. The coach then moves him to second base and Hal does excellent because of his great handwork and since the throw is shorter he can get the ball to first for an out. When everything seems to go well something goes wrong. The best hitter on the team got moved from second to right field and decides to quit because he's played second for two years straight. Hal is the only one that can get him back. Read this amazing book to find out what happens and find out some other important details.

This is an inspiring book

This is an inspiring, action pack book. I loved it. I recommend this book to people who like base or to people who are thinking about trying out for baseball. This book is about a boy named Hal Stevens, the son of the famous third baseman, Ralph Stevens. His mom and father have broken up and Hal now lives with his mom. It all starts when Hal and his mom move. Hal is in a whole different place with a new home, and school. He has to make friends all over again. He makes some nice friends but meets some mean people, Blaine, Freddie, and Warner. While he is at school he introduces himself to his classroom, but doesn't say that he is the son of Ralph Stevens. It is springtime and baseball tryouts finally start. Hal walked into the locker room and saw his coach, Don Mavis, one of his dad's best friends. During practice, Hal was playing third base and so was Blaine. Blaine was much better than Hal because he had a better throwing arm to first base. He could send it like a rocket. But Hal couldn't. So coach decided to move Hal to second base because of his speed and it's a shorter throw to first base. However, the thing is, is that Warner plays second base and now he has to play right field. But Warner is still a very good power hitter. He's the best hitter on the team. And when Hal is up on base, he uses a big bat. He can barely swing with it. So coach gives him a smaller bat and shows him how to hit singles and bunts. Warner is so mad and calls Hal coach's pet, but Warner still plays on the team. The first game starts and their team wins 3-0. They keep winning a few more games until they come up against another undefeated team with five great power hitters. When they were getting ready to go on the bus to the baseball game, they find out that Warner wasn't there. That means that they have to play without him. During they game they were doing ok until they other team started hitting. When they game was over, they lost 5-2. They would have played better if Warner was there. That night, when Hal got home, Blaine and Freddie called him up. They told him they would pick him up in 15 minutes. When they picked up Hal, they decided to go out and eat pizza. When they got inside of the restaurant, they told Hal that Warner quit the team, and they need Hal to convince him to come back. Blaine and Freddie said they tried but it didn't work. Hal said he would think about it and tell them tomorrow. Blaine and Freddie agreed. Why did Warner quit the team. Does he know about Hal's famous dad ? Read the book to find out what happens next.

Good Baseball Book

This book is about a young boy named Hal Stevens. Hal tries to live up to his dad. Hal's dad is a superstar third baseman in the major leagues. His dads name is Ralph Stevens. Hal isnt as good as a player as his dad is but he still tries and tries to live up to his expectations. But Hal doesnt have his dads strength, build, and the powerhouse hit like his dad. Hal wanted to play third base like his dad but the coach wanted him at second base because he was to small to play third. I think Thomas J. Dygard does a great job describing the characters, describing the setting, and he also uses his wording great. I also think Dygard wrote this book as good as anyone could. I really liked this book. I think this book would help people because it helps them think that they dont need to do what other people expect them to do. I thought this was one of the best baseball books i have read so far and I think you should read this book and find out what happens to Hal in the story.

A Baseball Classic!

Infield Hit is a great baseball book, a fiction story of a high school baseball player. Hal has had to move from school to school a lot. When he arrives at Cannon City High, he finds out that the coach played Major League Baseball with his father. Hal knows there is no way he can beat out Blaine at third base. I really enjoyed this book because it could be true with any famous baseball player's kids. I also like the way they work through their team's conflict. If you are in high school and love the sport of baseball, then this book is for you. This really is a magnificent book that I recommend to everyone.

The Infield Hit

For my English class I had to read a book, so I chose to read Infield Hit by Thomas Dygard. I liked the way this book was written, it was very easy to read and it read fast. No one likes to read a book that seems like it takes forever to read because most people don't have the patience. This book was a very good book to read if you play baseball because it taught me some of the problems that might occur in a real life situation. Another reason to drop what you are doing and read this book is that it is a very understanding book, you can read at your pace and understand what you are reading, when you can understand a book it makes it more fun to read.