![]() ![]() After winning the championship game, Weaver is on a high for the rest of the summer. Weaver loses his balance mid-pitch and the ball is smacked out to third base, but Weaver manages to catch it, adding to his fame. Weaver makes a mistake though in the ninth inning that places an opportunity in the opposition’s hands, just as their star hitter steps up to the plate. At the start of the seventh inning, Samson Floral is winning 1-0 because no one on the other team can make it to second base while Weaver’s pitching. Game day arrives, and Weaver owns the pitcher’s mound. His fastball is untouchable when he’s on his game. ![]() That pressure is balanced by Weaver’s confidence. Also, Weaver’s father, Big Will, lives through his son’s glory on the diamond, which brings back the thrill for him that he got playing football for the University of Washington in the 1960s. There’s extra stress too because this would be Coho’s first championship. His friends and family worship his pitching ability, but he feels the pressure as Samson Floral’s fate is in his hands. When the book begins, Weaver is getting ready to play the championship game-the most important of his life thus far. Weaver plays baseball on a team called Samson Floral, for Coho, a town in Montana, and he’s their star pitcher. The Crazy Horse Electric Game by Chris Crutcher opens on Willie Weaver. ![]()
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