Going Going Gone!
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Ricky and I thought it was odd that Sam brought us all the way here for a hitting lesson. He could have asked us many questions about our life on Earth, but he just wanted to learn how to hit. Teaching Sam to hit like our dad taught us would be fun!
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About the Book
Elaine and Ricky are minding their own business during batting practice at their home field when they are swept up to another world by a strange wind. That’s when their adventure begins.
After landing in the coolest ballpark they have ever seen, Elaine and Ricky discover they are not alone. When a friendly green ballplayer named Sam approaches them holding a glowing bat, they learn he wants them to teach him how to launch a ball into space.
In this fun story with out-of-this-world illustrations, readers will be touched by the relationship that develops between these ballplayers from different worlds. They will also learn the fundamentals of the baseball and softball swing to send balls to the stars until they are Going, Going, Gone!
About the Author
Paul Petricca is a college hitting coach and author of Hitting with Torque for Baseball and Softball Hitters. He has a passion for teaching the fundamentals of hitting in a way that players, parents, and coaches can easily understand. Paul’s simple and powerful hitting keys are proven to yield immediate and dramatic results for hitters at every level, even those from other planets!
Special thanks to Chris Calvetti for his supernatural design skills.