The Final Inning

“Coach is not just a title, it’s who I am.”


After thirty-two years on the baseball field at one school, Coach Cliff Shelton is told that his coaching career is over at the end of the season. Crushed beyond words, he leads his team on an emotional journey that will make you rise up and cheer for a group of young men who put it all on the line for their coach. It is a testament to the human will and spirit to fight with honor for those you love. It will cause you to laugh and cheer and move you to tears as life and baseball collide during one incredibly inspiring month for the 2014 Spartans and their coach.


The Final Inning will take you on an uplifting journey into the life of a humble coach and the heroic efforts of his players to honor him in his last season. 





Author Bio


Kristy Shelton is a long-time teacher, coach, mission leader, and assistant athletic director at Greater Atlanta Christian School. She is the author of four inspirational fiction novels and now a memoir about her husband’s final season of baseball. She and Cliff have two grown children and live in Duluth, GA.