When widowed attorney Tripp Spence finds himself wanted by the IRS, he and his young pitching sensation son Derrick change their appearance, assume new identities and flee to Las 'Vegas. Here, Derrick becomes 'Mickey' and Tripp enrolls him in a second final year of Little League. But as the nation, the government and a nervous Tripp watch 'Mickey' leads his team from the city championship all the way to the controversial findal game of the Little League World Series. Can a 13-year old fugitive with an 80 mph fastball now find a way to stay anonymous -- and honest -- as the most famous 12-year-old athlete in the world?