 Upon arrival he gets into a car accident and runs afoul of an upperclassman.When taking Manny to baseball tryouts, he discovers that the car he ran into is owned by the manager of the baseball team, and that the upperclassman, Jake, is the star pitcher.An altercation with Jake reveals that Bud possesses a high speed fastball with great control, and soon after Bud meets the manager's daughter and the team's starting catcher, Chrissie.