In the small town of Dudley, Virginia, what passes for social life reaches its apex each year at the Fourth of July softball tournament. In the sultry summer air, passions burn, tempers flare and anything can happen in the tall grass. As captain of a team sponsored by his sister Glory's Moonlight Cafe, slacker extraordinaire and former Latin scholar Duggie Moon has his hands full, after his ace pitcher and long-standing unrequited love Jenny Carson is forced to play for a rival team. In addition, a team of ringers from out of town have entered the tournament, and more than mere honor is at stake. His sister's business and his job depend on the outcome, but Duggie, ever the optimist, is confident he can keep his eye on the ball even as it curves toward chaos. Ignoring the sage advice of his neighbor, mystery writer Morris Dent, Duggie tries to manage infield intrigues while keeping secret the cash crop of pot he's growing in a school bus hidden behind his mountain shack. But when the Sheriff comes sniffing around the championship match and Duggie's got the game on his bat, all his plans could go up in smoke.