Six good innings / Kreidler, Mark

An account of the success of the Toms River Little League teams and the winning tradition they began in the 1990s. Follows coach John Puleo and his team through one dramatic season of talent, injuries, a difficult schedule, and the burden of being identified in the region as "the team to beat.".

Details the relationship between Toms River, New Jersey, and their championship Little League team, who in the 1990s won three out of five seasons, and describes how the coach, John Puleo works to balance the team's ambition with the players' budding adolescence.