An injured professional baseball player returns home to sulk but a nearby college baseball team with only one decent player needs a new coach badly.An injured professional baseball player returns home to sulk but a nearby college baseball team with only one decent player needs a new coach badly.An injured professional baseball player returns home to sulk but a nearby college baseball team with only one decent player needs a new coach badly.
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Katrina M. Ryan
- Julie Ann Easton
- (as Katrina Matusek)
David Aaron Stone
- Jimmy Easton
- (as Dave Stone)
Kat Garcia
- Allison Mitchell
- (as Kathleen Garcia)
P.J. Quarequio
- Assistant Coach Gilbs
- (as P.J. QuareQuio)
John H. Armstrong
- Self
- (as John Armstrong)
- …
Jan Chatwin
- Judge Julius Smith
- (as Kent Rini)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe story is set at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. GCU is a recent addition to the Western Athletic Conference.
- GoofsThe primary star is supposed to be a professional baseball player, but near the beginning of the movie, he's in his motel room swinging an aluminum bat. Pro ball players would be swinging a wood bat; aluminum bats are for 'amateurs'.
- Quotes
Judge Julius Smith: Went ahead and pulled your previous arrest record, Jimmy. Seems you've been QUITE the model citizen. Kind of reminds me of the old baseball adage: Three strikes and you're out, son. Let me be blunt: You eiter coach the team or go to jail. You decide.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Pure Flix and Chill: The David A.R. White Story (2018)
- SoundtracksChanged Man
Written and performed by Brian Whitman
Featured review
Draws from other baseball and sports flicks but still a good view, with values
Jimmie Easton (David Aaron Stone) was once a promising baseball player, with the SF Giants. But, just look at him now! After a blown knee and the auto accident death of his parents, he is drinking and drifting. Fortunately, before he hits rock bottom, he is offered a coaching job with a struggling college program. But, it requires moving back to his home town. Thus, Jimmie comes back to his roots with a bad attitude about absolutely everything. On top of it all, he believes he can just "drift" in his job, as the team has never been a winner. Meanwhile, a talented player, Brandon, on Jim's team is likewise having issues. He has a new girlfriend but thinks her parents don't like him. More important, Brandon's mother died two years ago and his father has gone a bit crazy with grief. If anything bothers him, he takes out his anger on Brandon, to the point of physical abuse. One more complication is present. A former flame of Jimmie's is still in town, teaching and looking very pretty in her single state. But, since Jimmie broke her heart once, will she be interested in seeing him again? This film draws from many other films, like The Mighty Ducks (without the humor), Hardball or League of Their Own. Its the coach on the ropes with nowhere to go but up, who still turns losers into champions. BUT, with such a winning formula, what's wrong with a new redo? As a Pureflix film, this one also has no objectionable language or sexual situations. Yet, it does have scenes of alcohol abuse, bar fighting, and family abuse, perhaps making it unsuitable for some younger viewers. Scott does a nice job as the lead and the rest of the cast, unfamiliar, do fine work in their respective roles. Good scenery, costumes, script, and direction make it nice view for an evening's entertainment.
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- inkblot11
- Jul 27, 2015
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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