At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing options than to stay home and help on the family ranch--so the telephoned offer to play for a semi-pro baseball club he'd never heard of came as a welcome surprise. But Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported for tryout and discovered he'd been recruited for the West Texas Colored League. Out of his two seasons with the Stars comes an unlikely story of respect, character, humor, and ultimately friendship as the teammates came together to succeed in a game they loved.
