Walloper is the sweetest swinging third baseman in Little League. But he's got a slump cloud over his head that has the National Weather Service worried. Will the Hog City Haymakers beat the Rambletown Rounders for the pennant? Not if Walloper can help it. Illustrations.

Record-breaking snowfalls in Rambletown have postponed Opening Day of the Rounders' baseball season three times! As the team tries to warm up on the icy field, they welcome a new center fielder: Orlando Ramirez. He's as fast as a cheetah and catches everything--right before smashing into the outfield wall. Just like a crash-test dummy. The Rounders will need a miracle--or a really big shovel--to p ...