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    Caught Stealing
    Caught Stealing
    Caught Stealing
    Ebook58 pages27 minutes

    Caught Stealing

    By Jake Maddox and Jesus Aburto

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    Seventh grader Ian Shin loves his baseball team — they're like a family. So when Ian's dad's valuable signed baseball goes missing after a team sleepover, he can't believe it. The culprit could only be the pitcher, Hunter Yates. Not only is he new, but he has a brand new glove at practice the next day. The big game is coming up, but can Ian trust his teammates and work together to bring the team a win?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCapstone Young Readers
    Release dateAug 1, 2015
    ISBN9781496524676
    Caught Stealing
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    Jake Maddox

    Who is Jake Maddox? Athlete, author, world-traveler – or all three? He has surfed in Hawaii, scuba-dived in Australia, and climbed the mountains of Peru and Alaska. His books range from the most popular team sports to outdoor activities to survival adventures and even to auto racing. His exploits have inspired numerous writers to walk in his footsteps – literally! Each of his stories is stamped with teamwork, fair play, and a strong sense of self-worth and discipline. Always a team-player, Maddox realizes it takes more than one man (or woman) to create a book good enough for a young reader. He hopes the lessons learned on the court, field, or arena and the champion sprinter pace of his books can motivate kids to become better athletes and lifelong readers.

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      Caught Stealing - Jake Maddox

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      CHAPTER 1

      WALK-OFF

      Strike two! the umpire bellowed.

      Ian Shin, catcher for the Scottsville Knights, threw the ball back to the pitcher. Then he adjusted his mask, squatted behind the plate, and smacked his fist into his mitt.

      Come on, Hunter! Ian shouted.

      Hunter Yates leaned forward on the mound. He rested his tattered glove on one knee and squinted at Ian. Ian pointed one finger toward the dirt, signaling for a fastball right down the middle.

      It was the first game of the season, and while many of the Knights had played together last season, Hunter was new to the team. His family had just moved to Scottsville. He was quiet and didn’t talk much with the other guys at practice. Ian didn’t mind, though. Hunter was a great pitcher. He was tall, with broad shoulders and dark, piercing eyes. He wore his hat low to hide them, which made batters uneasy.

      And he was a fastball machine.

      Hunter reared back and fired the ball toward home plate. The batter for the opposing team — the Rochester Buzzards — leaped back as the pitch snapped into Ian’s mitt so hard it stung his hand.

      Steee-rike three! the umpire shouted, jerking his thumb toward the sky. Yoouu’re out!

      That was three outs. The crowd seated in the bleachers behind the backstop cheered as the Knights jogged off the field.

      In the dugout, the team congratulated Hunter on his amazing pitching. Coach Frey, a man with long sideburns and a square chin, patted Hunter on the back and said, Another great inning.

      Thanks, Coach, Hunter said quietly, taking his seat on the bench.

      It was the bottom of the seventh — the final inning in the local sixth-grade baseball league — and the score was tied 1–1.

      Ian was in the hole, which meant he would be the

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