Wild Pitch by Frank Nunez

Simmering in the heat of the Florida Sun, one pitch will change young Cooper Harbach’s life forever.
On the baseball fields of a small college overlooking the shimmering Gulf of Mexico, scholar athlete Cooper dreams of his day in the spotlight.He stands seemingly forever in catcher Bryce Schwartz’s shadow, until an unusual woman captures his heart, and his mind. As he fights for her attention, his inner demons only grow stronger.And when the suave, ambitious Athletic Director, Patrick Buckhorn, takes over the team, Cooper’s life takes a dramatic turn that exposes the dark side of the human condition.