Seventeen-year-old Thad Stevens loves baseball -- he’s loved it for as long as he can remember. Thad’s dream of becoming a batboy comes true when he’s chosen to be on the squad for the Buzzards, a local, semi-pro baseball team.<br><br>His duties put him in constant contact with his idol, shortstop Iggy Hernandez. Thad struggles with his growing attraction to the handsome ball player.<br><br>One day Thad accidentally discovers Iggy has a secret life. What will Thad do with this new information, and what implications does it have for the young batboy and his relationship with the man he admires?

The Batboy

Mrs. Stevens looked concerned and Mr. Stevens tsked. “Well, Thad, this isfamily time and, since most of your games are in the evening, we haven’t gotten to sit and talk very much this summer. We need to take advantage of your Saturday games when you do get to come home for dinner. Since we did wait dinner so we could all be together, it’s time to share our day and let each other know how things are going—what the Lord might be doing in our lives.” 


Thad thought once more about Iggy and Danny and his reactions to what he’d seen and heard. What wasthe Lord doing in his life? Was this some sort of divine test to see if he could resist temptation? He closed his eyes. 


“Are you sure you’re feeling all right, dear?” his mother asked. She reached out and put her hand on his forehead. 


Chapter 10