A new youth league baseball season was starting for the Chapman Construction Cardinals. Their coach, Claude Robinson, solicited the help of his seventeen year old neighbor - Rodney Wade. Richard Davis, one of the dads, was an assistant coach. One of the new players on the team was Charlie Rice. Charlie was a good player, but not such a good teammate. He was not fitting in very well with the team. However, after meeting classmate Margaret Rowland, his attitude slowly began to change. Charlie befriended Juan Hernandez, another teammate who was having difficulty on and off the field. Follow Charlie, Rodney, and the Cardinals team as their season progresses in SAFE AT FIRST?"