Did I read this book in one sitting? Yes. Did I even forget to eat dinner? Also yes lol.

I have to admit I wasn't sure how I felt about Robbie getting his own book after reading about him in the previous books but I should have known better. I never should have doubted Tessa Bailey's talent to write amazing characters. I actually ended up liking Robbie more than Skylar. I definitely wouldn't have guessed that. Robbie was such a goner for Skylar and I couldn't have loved it more. My only problem with the book was how Skylar acted towards the end with the third act break up. Otherwise this book was perfection. Those two were meant for each other in every way. Tessa please never stop writing!

Thank you Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC!

I absolutely loved Pitcher Perfect by Tessa Bailey. Her big shots series has all been fantastic and this story was no different. This story follows Robbie and Skylar, a hockey player and softball pitcher, in a fake dating scenario with a very competitive family tradition. The banter in this book was top notch and made me laugh multiple times. The only thing I didn’t love was the whole story takes place over about 2 weeks which feels a bit unrealistic. This was a 5⭐️ read for me.

Oh my gosh! I loved it so so much.
Pitcher Perfect, the fourth Big Shots installment, has been my favorite so far. I may be a sucker for baseball/softball but I was an even bigger sucker for Robbie and Skyler. We got to meet these two in DGD and I’m so glad Tessa lets us see where her side characters journey off to. Skyler is a baddie softball pitcher who loves to plan everything perfectly, including how to get her brother’s best friend to fall in love with her. Thankfully, this never happens and we see both Robbie and Skyler fall in love. Ugh their nicknames for one another, Redbeard and Rocket, SWOOOOON, I’m a goner. One adorable but slight panic inducing near death experience, a smidgen of time away from one another as we of course get our third act brief break-up, and a cutesy epilogue made me one happy girl.
This book was a quick and enjoyable read, so glad for NetGalley! Can’t wait to see where the next book takes us…hopefully to the second half of our orgasm duo…
5 stars!

Solidly mid. I love an enemies to lovers moment, but the pacing of this felt more unrealistic than my willing suspension of disbelief will carry me. Everything felt a bit rushed—I’d love to have more development for these characters to help their story feel slightly more realistic.

I was lucky to get a chance to go read this through NetGalley and it was such a fun read.

Skylar Page is at the top of her pitching game in her Senior Year at Boston University. Hailing from an overly competitive family of athletes, she doesn’t shy away from competition. When her brother def her into his baseball-hockey rivalry, she meets Robbie Corrigan, pro hockey player, who is smitten with her right away. He convinces her he’s the perfect guy to help her catch the attention of her childhood crush/brothers best friend and the heat and chaos commence.

They’re adorable, funny, and impossible not to root for as Robbie proves to be exactly what Skylar needs and vice versa plus I love the baseball-hockey combo.

I was BEYOND excited to get the chance to ARC read Pitcher Perfect, and it completely lived up to the hype! This series is already one of my absolute favorites, and this book just made me love it even more!

Robbie Corrigan is completely down bad for Skylar Paige, and I was living for every single second of it. The chemistry between them? Off the charts. The banter? Perfection. The fake dating? Chef’s kiss. I loved that both MCs are athletes - it added such a fun dynamic to their relationship, especially during the ultra competitive family wilderness competition.

Robbie is your classic cocky playboy who falls hard, and watching him get absolutely wrecked by a fierce, no-nonsense softball pitcher like Skylar was everything. Their relationship is equal parts hilarious, swoony, and sizzling - the perfect package.

I already NEED the next book in the series!

Thank you for the ARC! This was a fun read - I enjoyed how supportive the MMC was of the FMC’s career, skills and needs. Fans of Tessa Bailey won’t be disappointed.

Thank you so much to Avon for the eARC of Pitcher Perfect! I really enjoy Tessa Bailey's books, and this was such a fun romance wrapped in some important conversations about family and feeling like you are enough. When D1 softball pitcher Skylar meets professional hockey player Robbie, sparks fly ~ but initially not the friendly kind! When Robbie's competitiveness comes in handy though, Skylar might finally have the partner she has always needed by her side. If you have enjoyed Bailey's other books, especially the Big Shots series, I think you will really enjoy this installment!

“Robbie was a side character who’d walked into a love story already in progress. One girl wasn’t going to work out for him. One. So what? So she was gorgeous and funny and athletically talented and took no shit. So she made jokes about cannibalism without blinking and the weight of her had felt really goddamn good thrown over his shoulder. So she was competitive and seemed to value her family, even while poking fun at them. So what?”

Rounded up from a 4.75
⭐️ Huge thanks to Avon and Harper Voyager for the ARC via NetGalley ⭐️

⚔️ Enemies to Lovers
💋 Fake Dating
⚾️ Sports Romance
🥰 He Falls First
☀️ Sunshine Golden Retriever
💪🏻 Strong FMC

I love to tell people that Tessa Bailey books are essentially like a box of chocolates, in which you never know if you’re going to enjoy what you grab. Some of her books stick with the reader long after they’ve finished the last page, others you’ve forgotten about immediately, and some leave you craving for more. This installment in the Big Shots series was definitely more of the latter. From their brief introduction in Dream Girl Drama, I knew I was going to be obsessed with Skylar and Robbie (our favorite orgasm donor 😘) and Pitcher Perfect proved my thoughts right!

This was an instant favorite and it had good fun vibes throughout. I seriously was giggling and kicking my feet at the witty banter between Skylar and Robbie. I loved the set up and that Tessa wasted no time in the runaround of how this story would play out. Was it predictable? Yes, but I ate it up and left no crumbs. This was what I would consider a low-stakes, fun filled, steamy palette cleanser read. You in no way need to read the other books in the Big Shots series but it would help provide some context to other characters that make appearances throughout (Sig x Chloe and Burgess x Tallulah) and some insight to who book 5 will revolve around 👀

3.5 Classic Tessa Bailey. A low stakes very fun and sweet story where she's sure to maintain her "Michelangelo of dirty talk" title. I enjoyed this book, I was able to flip through it fast and had a good time. Probably wont think about it much ever again, but it served its purpose well! oh and shout out women in sports rep.

Man this series has magic in it. Idk how Tessa got me to fall in love with one of the orgasm donors, but she really did! Robbie was funny and sweet, and gigantic! As a Long Island girl myself, I also loved all the nods and jokes to my island, all of them were fun for me. Their nicknames for one another were also maybe my favorite ever. Redbeard, and rocket, clever and fun! I loved Skylar, and her journey. Watching her gain confidence simply because someone was on her side for once, warmed my insides.

Pitcher Perfect is not my first Tessa Bailey book (and definitely won’t be my last!) but it is my first baseball romance and I went into it with low expectations. As someone who has less than zero interest in baseball, or any typical sports for that matter, I didn’t think that I would be able to relate to the characters or find interest in the plot. How wrong I was!

Skylar is a college softball player with a killer arm. Known for her pitching she is summoned by her step brother one morning to help strike out a group of local professional hockey legends. While warming up she overhears some unsavory locker room talk from the boys and when she gets one at the plate ends up on the wrong end of a bet that leads her to an impromptu and unwelcome coffee date.

Robbie who has conned his way into a coffee date with the gorgeous and sassy Skylar finds an opening with her when he offers to help her win the attention of her step brothers best friend by fake dating her during her family’s annual competitive sports challenge.

A major playboy with a very scandalous past when it comes to women, his reputation is not one of monogamy and romance. But it’s apparent early on that Skylar is more than Robbie bargained for as he sees himself falling hard and fast. Skylar, a self proclaimed newbie to the dating scene doesn’t realize that this fake dating thing isn’t so fake.

These characters are lovable and believable in a way you don’t always see in this genre. Robbie is totally swoon worthy and doesn’t let anyone make Skylar feel less than appreciated and goes the extra mile to show her family that he means business when it comes to her.

I loved the banter between the two of them and the adorable way Robbie showed up for her. The spicy scenes were oh so hot (omg I’m still blushing at that one scene- trust me, you’ll know) and I absolutely loved their big gestures for each other.

I am now going back to read the previous books in this series and am really hoping for another after this one about Eve!

This was my first book from this author and I absolutely enjoyed it! The flow, the banter and the plot build up was great! This was a great pivot after reading nothing but romantasy and some memoirs this past month. I have added the other titles from this author to my TBR. As a volleyball player, I love how both the MMC and the FMC are athletes and Skylar is definitely a true badass. "I was just hoping you'd keep me" was my favorite line of the book! I've already preordered the Barnes and Noble exclusive edition of this book and I only preorder books I love or think I will really enjoy. Thank you for this ARC! One of the best ones yet!

thank you to netgalley and harper collin’s for sending me this ARC!!! i started this book at 7pm last night, stayed up until 2am reading it, woke up at 7:45am and just finished it at 9:15am - that hasn’t happened to me in ages, so safe to say i ADORED this book!! banter, sports, a man changing his ways for “the one,” and humor that had me laughing out loud: 5/5 stars tessa bailey can do no wrong

Loved this story! I’ve read other stories from this author but this sports romance claimed to the top of my list

I used to love Tessa Bailey, but I just have not connected with her most recent series. I think there are a lot better sports romances out there that. It was a struggle to get through this, and I really didn't connect with the characters at all. I'm hoping she goes back to small town writing in her next series!

In Pitcher Perfect, the latest addition to Tessa Bailey’s Big Shot series, sparks fly between a fiercely competitive softball pitcher and a rookie hockey player when a fake dating scheme throws them into close quarters. Set primarily at her family’s home, the story revolves around a playful plan to help her catch the eye of her brother’s best friend—the guy she thinks she’s in love with. But of course, the real chemistry is with the man she’s pretending to date. While I found Pitcher Perfect to be engaging and lighthearted, it didn’t quite grab me the way other books in the series have. The story is cute and fast-paced, just not quite as emotionally satisfying or memorable as my favorites.
Still, it’s a solid and enjoyable read—especially for fans of fake dating, sports romance, and Bailey’s signature style. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC of Pitcher Perfect.

This is my favorite book of this series so far! I found Robbie and Skylar to have the best character development and most believable story.

I was rooting for them and loved how the story played out.

Tessa Bailey does it again. Writes the most angsty, he-falls-first for a type-a girl, sportsball romance. This is a rom-com of summer reading proportions, even though every book for me is summer reading material. The spicy scenes were spicy, the dialogue was funny and witty, and the tropes were comforting and predictable, which is how a romance should play out. Personally, I liked that the book wasn't too sport-technicality heavy. It was easy to follow as a rookie. But the romance was for the pros.

A reformed player who becomes allergic to other women once he lays eyes on the FMC? Tessa Bailey please continue this series forever