Do you remember sixth grade – the last fun year a kid has before he or she goes into the harsh world of middle school?  Walt Michaels, known affectionately as Zip,  does everything he can to survive the last two weeks of sixth grade.  Then, all kinds of weird things begin to happen.  He falls in love with Rhonda Regen, a girl whom he once smacked in the head with a line drive, and meets the mysterious Crazy Cooter and his dog Teeth, who would just as soon eat children as look at them.

The spring softball league begins, and Walt gathers up some fellow wienies into a team of misfits.  One player, Wendy, lets the ball hit the ground and stop rolling before she gets it.  She’s just one example of the “talent” on Walt’s team.  When Walt saves Crazy Cooter from jail, Cooter serves his community service time by being the coach of Walt’s team.  Walt decides he’d rather go to jail than endure the torturous techniques Cooter uses to get his team in shape.