"At Westish College, a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan, baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big-league stardom. But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course, the fates of five people are upended."--from publisher's description. Henry, the baseball star of a small college, fights against the self-doubt that threatens his future when a routine throw goes disastrously off course and the fates of five people are affected. The plot contains profanity and sexual situations.