Warrior on the Mound

Set in 1935 North Carolina, "Warrior on the Mound" follows twelve-year-old Cato as he dreams of playing baseball and meeting the legendary Mr. Satchel Paige amid a tense atmosphere of racial segregation. When his team practices on a whites-only field, community tensions escalate, culminating in a high-stakes baseball game between white and Black teams. Narrated in first person, the story explores themes of segregation, injustice, and dialogue through Cato’s compelling perspective.