Play Ball!

Liam and Carter are 11-year-old neighbors and cousins who play Little League ball as an inseparable pitcher-catcher duo. In this first of a series of baseball-packed adventures, the boys reach the highs of playing in a championship game and the lows of enduring a family move--and they handle each situation together. Narrator Nick Sullivan sounds like a baseball announcer with his firm and steady voice. He brings distinct characterizations to the many players and coaches--although he sounds a bit too mature when voicing young ball players. He's especially good at generating excitement by speeding up his pace and at using dramatic pauses to anticipate twists in the plot. A short history of Little League baseball completes the production. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine