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Pitch is the dramatic and inspirational story of a young pitcher who
becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball. A beautiful,
tough and gifted athlete, GINNY BAKER (Kylie Bunbury)
is vaulted into instant fame when she's called up by the San Diego
Padres to make her Major League debut. Like any rookie, Ginny must prove
herself to her teammates. Foremost among them is MIKE LAWSON (Mark-Paul
Gosselaar), the team's ruggedly
handsome star catcher. There's instant chemistry between them, although
neither dares admit it. After all, Mike is captain of the team and a few
of his players don't even want Ginny on the field. One of the players
watching Ginny's back is center fielder BLIP SANDERS (Mo McRae), an old friend from the minor leagues. Guiding her is her
agent/confidante AMELIA SLATER (Ali Larter). Amelia
saw Ginny's star potential early on and left her previous job as a
Hollywood publicist to concentrate on the young phenom. Although groomed
for this moment by her demanding father, BILL BAKER (guest star Michael
Beach), the end of Ginny's improbable journey is the
beginning of an almost impossible one: representing her gender as she
embarks on a successful baseball career under the glare of the white-hot
media spotlight. It's a goal hard enough for anyone to achieve – except
this player is also a woman, who happens to be the most important
historical figure in sports since Jackie Robinson. This season, Ginny
Baker will be the other woman trying to break into one of the oldest,
most exclusive men's clubs in the country.