A young man is bogged down by his family, farm and school life, but after the baseball coach convinces him to play, he finds a bit of comfort in the sport--which he also excels in
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The people behind it
David G. Brown
Gavin
John Fife
Parks
Kevin Costner
Ed
Jim Shane
Father
Matthew Clark
Ben
Lisa Kingston
Sue
Don Margolin
Coach Stevens
Charles Craig
Angry Cougar
Claudia Carroll
Mother
Cecilea Bennett
Pam
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