Shane Reynolds, an Indiana high school baseball star, chooses to attend tiny, Division III, Lefton College. On his first day at the school, Shane meets Charlie Hamilton, the catcher for the college’s team, a senior. Together, the two ballplayers experience a charmed season that leads their team, The Monarchs, to a berth in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. Along the way, the boys and their respective families discover neither the game, nor life, is always predictable.
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Accolades
Holly Carmack
What a great book! Any baseball enthusiast will surely love it, but even if you have little interest in the sport, the author’s take on love, friendship, and college life is timeless and spellbinding. (You might actually develop an interest in baseball after reading Full Count) I hope there is a sequel coming so I can see how the team does in the next season!
Jamie Michele (New York Times Best Selling Author)
A clean and interesting tale that delivers the kind of fuzzies most sports stories are expected to offer these days. The small college makes for a comfortable underdog where the personal lives of the players and their families, as well as their time on the diamond, mesh together pretty well. The book is written as a drama as opposed to suspense, so the revelation of the future rising action is written into the first act. This is something of a double-edged sword since it does a good job of laying an undercurrent of tension that carries through, but also softens the climax which is visible from second base. Overall, Full Count is a really good, genuinely feel-good book that will appeal to readers of the genre.
Paul Jay Neal, Atty.
The baseball elements are excellent and the interpersonal relationships that develop fascinating.
Rachel Pestilli
You won’t want to put it down!
A very heartwarming story that is not only about baseball but also about life. Readers will find the characters very easy to relate to. You will laugh, you will cry, you will find valuable life lessons and most of all your heart will be warmed. It’s a must read.
Elizabeth Cottrell
This author is a personal friend and a much-admired business leader in our community. Publishing a book was on his “bucket list.” Many of us bought the book to support him and were delighted to find out he had written a very engaging story with nicely-developed characters and a refreshing paucity of violence or vulgarity (none, in fact!) The aging baseball coach of tiny, Division III Lefton College has succeeded in recruiting an ace high school pitcher, Shane Reynolds. As soon as Shane meets the team’s catcher, senior Charlie Hamilton, they form a personal and professional bond, and together they lead the team to the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament. But when Charlie’s mother hears about the new recruit, his last name triggers old memories and events she had hoped would stay hidden. As the team advances towards the championship, she prepares herself—and her husband and father—for the inevitable encounter with Shane’s family. Baseball lovers will really enjoy the vivid play-by-play accounts of several games. Others may get bogged down in these sections, but don’t let it keep you from finishing the book. I was somewhat distracted by the use of italicization for all conversations, but these are an editor’s quibble for a book that gave great reading pleasure.Baseball and the complications of life… What’s not to love
E.A. Coe is…
a former United States Navy aviator and longtime businessperson retired and living in Edinburg, Virginia. He is the author of three full-length novels (The Road Not Taken, Full Count, and The Other Side of Good), and one children’s book (Stay With Me). His next book (Pedaling West) will be released in 2023.
