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Northern Michigan University

Junkballer

Abstract

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<p>At seventeen Roger Fishinger’s a pretty good pitcher. But his older brother Bob’s a pitcher, too—and a once-in-a-generation type talented pitcher, with Big Leagues written all over him. The way Roger sees it, the only way to make up some ground in this probably unwinnable sibling rivalry is to start by getting a Division One scholarship. That, and nothing less. <em>Junkballer</em> is a short novel told from the perspective of Roger over the course of his junior-to-senior year summer as he tries achieving this goal, while navigating the world of youth travel baseball and all its quirks. The pushover coaches, prescription drug abuse, kleptomaniac teammates, heat-stroke, and mosquitos the size of hummingbirds.</p>

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Fine Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
Thesis
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
English
Year dc:date.available
2020

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Pobereyko, Daniel
Contributors dc:contributor
  • Jon Billman

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/631
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:commons.nmu.edu:theses-1665

Chain of custody

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Last updated
2026-07-24
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citation

Pobereyko, Daniel. Junkballer. Thesis thesis, 2020. https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/631