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The Rookie Diamond
Paperback
Series: The Sandlot Supremacy, Book 1
FamilyGeneral Juvenile FictionSports & Recreation
Publisher: MR Parrott
Published: Jun 20 2026
Pages: 418
Weight: 0.91
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Summer has just begun in Peach Creek Estates, and for Dante Dash Moreno, a scrawny but lightning-fast kid with a powerful arm, it means one thing: backyard baseball. The neighborhood sandlot, affectionately dubbed The Dirt Patch, is their field of dreams. Dante dreams of leading his motley crew, the Peach Creek Sluggers, to glory. His team includes Griff Brick Rollins, a jovial kid whose size makes him a natural catcher; Nova Heat Tran, a quiet girl with uncanny aim; and Jace Chili Ramirez, the perpetually hungry kid whose surprisingly nimble fingers make him a decent shortstop.
Their biggest rivals are the Oakwood Maulers, led by the arrogant and talented Reid Crusher Vaughn, who has a perfectly manicured field and boasts about his professional equipment. The Rookie Diamond focuses on the Sluggers' humble beginnings: building their team from scratch, scrounging for equipment, and learning the fundamentals of the game (often with hilarious missteps). They face comical challenges like runaway dogs, overbearing parents, and the ever-present threat of losing their only ball.
The climax involves their first big showdown against the Maulers, a chaotic, nail-biting game on The Dirt Patch that, win or lose, solidifies the Sluggers' bond and shows them they have what it takes to compete.
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