In Texas in the fall of 1980, Jake a talented young man, who is an ace pitcher in school gets admission into a prestigious college. He moves into the house he will be sharing with other members of the Southeast Texas Cherokees college baseball team and meets several of his classmates, including his roommate Billy who has been nicknamed "Beuter" because of his Southern accent. He joins Finnegan, Roper, Dale, and Plummer cruising the campus by car, looking to meet female students.
He gets to learn a lot about his new teammates and the lifestyle of a freshman in college. He also meets Beverly, a performing-arts major in the both of them hit it off. How will he gel with his new baseball teammates? How will his relationship with Beverly evolve? What will the future have in store for Jake?