Striking Out ALS: A Hero's Tale

by Ethan D. Bryan

Publisher:

Histria Books

, 2013

Overview

When author Ethan D. Bryan sent an email to W. P. Kinsella (author of Shoeless Joe and the basis for the film Field of Dreams) describing the scope and vision of his latest project, Kinsella replied in short time and form: “I’m very distrustful of anyone who claims to hear voices. It is the fiction writer’s job to create weird characters, but I wouldn’t want to know any of them in real life.”Journey with Ethan D. Bryan, a self-proclaimed real-life “weird character,” in his quest to attend the Kansas City Royals’ Fantasy Camp in Surprise, Arizona, and the unforeseen twists in the journey that led Ethan to take up a new cause: to raise money and awareness for High School baseball coach Howard Bell, a Springfield, Missouri legend recently diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).A portion of all proceeds will be donated to Howard Bell’s Striking Out ALS Charity.

Key Features

• Chronicles the author’s personal quest to attend the Kansas City Royals’ Fantasy Camp in Arizona.
• Details a fundraising mission to support Springfield baseball legend Howard Bell in his fight against ALS.
• Supports the Striking Out ALS Charity by donating a portion of all proceeds from the book.

Product Details

• Title: Striking Out ALS: A Hero's Tale
• Author: Ethan D. Bryan
• Publisher: Histria Books
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Pages: 96
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9780615790015, 0615790011
• Resource ID: LLS:STRKNGLSHRSTL
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2026-03-09T23:10:38Z

About Ethan D. Bryan

Ethan D. Bryan, is convinced baseball helps tell some of the best stories. His baseball stories have landed him an invitation to the White House for the Kansas City Royals World Series celebration, a trip to the National Baseball Hall of Fame to read his baseball poetry, as a background ballplayer in an Emmy-award winning documentary First Boys of Spring, and a brief appearance in the ESPN 30-for-30, #BringBackSungWoo. Ethan played catch every single day of 2018, traveling more than 12,000 miles in an effort that came to be known as Catch 365. The stories from that adventure will be featured in a forthcoming book from Zondervan Books. A major fan of both Dr Pepper and donuts, Ethan was one of the best benchwarmers on his high school junior varsity baseball team. Ethan lives in Springfield, MO with his wife, Jamie, and daughters, Kaylea and Sophie. He still dreams of playing baseball for his beloved KC Royals.