A nineteenth-century creation that still flourishes today, the Cape Cod Baseball League has been the source of discovery for athletesand entertainment for vacationersfor 116 years. Tryout is a look at the lives that have intersected on the baseball diamonds in Wareham, Massachusettsrising college stars, future major-leaguers, and the young bat boy who came one summer and stayed for four decades. The backdrop is baseball, but the stories are of discovery, connections and hope. Despite mainstream baseball obsession today, this league still clings to the roots of a simpler era. USA Today writer Malcolm Moran brings this old-time tradition to the forefront in this fitting tribute to a small corner of American sports.