They call me Walloper because I''m no ordinary hitter.

Or at least that used to be the case. Now I couldn''t hit a beach ball and my batting average is going down faster than the Titanic. With the pennant on the line, I''ve got a slump cloud over my head so big it''s being covered by the Weather Channel. The forecast is grim, but I hope there''s one big swing left in my bat so the Rambletown Rounders can win the pennant and I can end this historic drought.

Kevin Markey''s debut novel is a hilarious tall tale of baseball action and high jinks that will have fans reveling in every trip around the pages.

They call me Walloper because I''m no ordinary hitter.

Or at least that used to be the case. Now I couldn''t hit a beach ball and my batting average is going down faster than the Titanic. With the pennant on the line, I''ve got a slump cloud over my head so big it''s being covered by the Weather Channel. The forecast is grim, but I hope there''s one big swing left in my bat so the Rambletown Rounders can win the pennant and I can end this historic drought.

Kevin Markey''s debut novel is a hilarious tall tale of baseball action and high jinks that will have fans reveling in every trip around the pages.