Award winning author Teresa Strasser shares how she used a thrilling Little League baseball season to grieve her brother’s passing and reconnect with her father. Her book Making it Home just made USA Today’s list of “Best Books of 2023”. Teresa & host Mark Hochgesang discuss how a love for baseball helped them 'heal' and get through the toughest moment of their lives. Time-Stamped Show Notes 1:39            Welcome to the Show 2:49            Favorite Read of the Year 4:48            My Losing Season 5:41            The Reasons Why 8:25            That's Bugsy 9:20             My Sports Parenting Career Ends 10:38          What Cal Says 13:34          Just Take the Bus 14:10          LAX or Burbank? 15:49          The Evil Step Mother 20:21          Eli's Homerun Hug 22:30          Moneyball 25:47          Pitcher's Mom Syndrome (PMS) 26:52          Coaches Wearing Baseball Pants. Oh no! 28:14          Family Affair 30:10          Sense of Hope 31:35          Bad Girls 35:17          DNA Match 37:30          The Show Must Go On 43:45          The Fonz's Oscar Scene 48:55          The Lightning Round - Teresa's Website: https://teresastrasser.com/ - Teresa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teresastrasser/ - Teresa's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-strasser/ - Making it Home: https://www.powells.com/book/making-it-home-9780593546086 Listeners, please subscribe to Heavy Hitter Sports wherever you listen to podcasts so that you don't miss any future episodes. Ideally, please also rate and review the show. And share this episode with a coworker, friend or family member who it might benefit.  Feel free to reach out if you have suggestions re future episode guests or topics. Mark's contact info is noted below. Many thanks.  [email protected] 971-985-6909