Home plate has security, and No Runs Allowed is not accepting walk-ins. The mood is alert, determined, and deeply serious in the way only a young athlete can be when entrusted with an important position.

Beneath that focus is the beginning of real responsibility—the understanding that the team depends on you to pay attention when everyone else is watching the ball. No Runs Allowed carries the courage of standing between the opponent and the one place they are desperate to reach.