Frank and Joe and the rest of their Bayport Bandits teammates can t wait for Little League to start! Everyone is celebrating the beginning of the season at Speedy Zermino s house. While they re all together, Coach Quinn shows off the Bandit s new playbook that contains all of the new strategies and plays that will help them to a winning season. The next day at practice, Coach Quinn realizes the all-important playbook has gone missing! With their teammates counting on them to get the book back, Frank and Joe must take a swing at cracking this case or their season will be over before it even begins.