Loved this! It's such a fun romance! It has fake dating, dating lessons, and amazing chemistry. I love Tessa Bailey's writing and this does not fall short. While a bit insta love, thus the 4 stars, it's such a good read, and I highly recommend it if you enjoy a good romcom.

4.5/5 ⭐️

I didn't think Tessa would get me to not only like Robbie but be rooting for him and Skylar by the end but I should have known that this would be great. It took a bit to get going and it's kind of a slow burn but it's worth it. Also any book that has BU love is always a winner.

Thank you to NetGalley, Tessa Bailey, and Avon and Harper Voyager for my early access to this.

Tessa Bailey hits a home run (haha get it)

Tessa always has a way with not only a compelling relationship dynamic, but every character feels different and unique.

Robbie was like a player and yet a golden retriever.

Skylar was a take-no-prisoners.

Watching the dynamic between them was a joy to witness. Skylar was biting and Robbit was immediately taken by her. Then they became almost like teammates into something more.

The end I didn’t expect, I thought I knew how it was going to go, but then Tessa Bairley threw me for a loop. As always, though, she soothes any angst with a beautiful HEA.

PITCHER PERFECT – Tessa Bailey
Big Shots, Book 4
Avon
ISBN: 978-0-06-338083-7
September 9, 2025
Romantic Comedy

Boston & Rhode Island – Present Day

Skylar Page comes from a competitive family, yet she feels like a failure. Everyone in her family got accepted into Brown University, but she was rejected and had to settle for Boston University. She’s a college softball pitcher phenom, but her family isn’t too impressed. This is why she looks forward every year to the family “games” where they compete against each other. But Skylar’s partner (and best friend) had to bow out, leaving her to find someone else. When she loses a bet against cocky hockey player Robbie Corrigan during a game between baseball and hockey players, she is stunned even by herself when she asks him to be her fake date to her family home in Rhode Island to help her win the family “trophy.” Robbie already knows that she carries a torch for her brother’s best friend, Madden. Plus, he is an athlete, so he can help her win the coveted prize. Along the way, Robbie will teach Skylar the fine art of seduction and sex. But will she lose her heart to the big hockey player? What she doesn’t know is that Robbie is falling for her. Can he win her away from Madden?

PITCHER PERFECT is a fun little romance about two young adults falling in love. Robbie is a rookie with the Boston Bearcats hockey team, and he is known for being cocky and loud. Well, one day his cockiness helped him and his friends get into a shouting match with a group of baseball players, and they agreed to a baseball game to decide the winner. One can imagine Robbie being confident that his team of hockey players could outplay those sissy baseball players. Well, the baseball players had a secret weapon in Skylar Page, who is a softball pitcher for her college team. Her brother and his friend, Madden, were part of the baseball team. Robbie caught her sneaking looks at Madden and figured she was trying to get his attention. Well, he did a little side bet with Skylar; she lost, but he won by having coffee with her, where he learned about her needing a plus one for the family competition in Rhode Island. Act like they’re in love, and maybe Madden will get jealous. Perfect…or not?

Both Robbie and Skylar are fun to get to know in PITCHER PERFECT. He might be a macho man, but he has a soft side to him, plus he has his own fears. Skylar feels she can’t show any weakness, especially in front of her family, but deep down, she is hurt that they think she is a lesser person because she didn’t get into Brown University. In this tale, will the family finally learn how they misjudged Skylar? Will Skylar and Robbie win the competition, or will there be complications? Skylar has a list of “things to do” while she and Robbie are in Rhode Island. It’s all about seduction and sex. Will they skip a few things on the list and get to the main event? Once the week is over, will Robbie and Skylar still be together, or will something break them up? Along the way, readers will laugh and cry with them.

PITCHER PERFECT is an entertaining tale right from the first chapter, and all the way to the end. Readers are treated as a couple used to being sassy and always on top, get a bit of comeuppance as they fall in love. Don’t miss this sizzling and fun tale.

Patti Fischer
Romance Reviews Today

4.25 stars

God, i love Tessa Bailey!!!! Her books are so fun and flirty and so hot!!!! i love the reformed rake trope and it just proves that if you give a guy a soulmate they will do anything for their girl!

i loved skylar and robbie's relationship and how trust and consideration grew and blossomed so beautifully between them in the throes of a fake dating scheme!! fake dating is one of my favorite tropes bc of the angst and "is this real" moments and this book was chockfull of them!!! i also love a man obsessed and robbie was THE man obsessed! Tessa Bailey is the queen of the obsessed man trope and i thank her for her service every time!

also both robbie and skylar are professional athletes and it was so cute seeing them bond over the love of their respective sports and their competitive streak! they complement each other perfectly!

if you're looking for a fun and spicy time, look no further! she writes the more fun books and i just love them so much!!

thank you Avon for the galley of this book!!!! it's out everywhere on 9/9

GAHHHH- ROBBIE!!! This man was SO unexpected and SO wonderful. I was going into this book wondering how we were going to go from the playboy rookie to a man committed. This man just needed the right woman! Isn't that always the case LOL. I loved how none of his "usual" stuff worked with Skylar. I loved how she immediately made him want to be better, be the man he was raised to be. She helped him switch his perspective. He was hot when he was trying to help her win over her "dream man," but once he realized that he was IN- his hotness went up like 1000%. This was a man DOWN BAD yall. The whole whimpering when things are happening because of how much he wants this while still making sure his dirty mouth gets her where she needs to be. I loved the setting! I loved the confidence that Robbie had to go to this stranger's family competition to help her. I loved their connection. I loved Skylar! I loved how much she was NOT expecting Robbie and how much he really changed her perspective. How he made her feel like the queen she was. How he SAW her. How he helped her family realize the wrongs they had been doing her. How Robbie was in her corner EVEN knowing she wasn't all the way in yet. I loved how crazy hilarious they both were while also being so honest I laughed out loud several times. I just absolutely LOVED them!!!

Skylar has found herself pitching in a baseball game against hockey players. How is she here? And how has she now been roped into going on a quick date with the worst one of them- the one that is of course super hot and who she has dubbed Redbeard. The one she heard talking about his escapades to his teammates. And yet he seems ashamed when she mentions that behavior is not cool. There is something about him that keeps her interested. So when he offers to be her teammate in her family's competition next week she agrees. She of course sets an agenda. She warns him of the competition. Oh and there is the small matter of having a HUGE crush on her brother's best friend Madden. Robbie agrees to help her with her game and to help get Madden to notice her. What she doesn't expect is to stop really noticing Madden the more she is around Robbie. She wasn't expecting this attraction she has to him. She wasn't expecting to ENJOY hanging out with him and getting to know him and getting to kiss him and getting "lessons" from him. But now he is all she can think about. No one has ever been in her corner like this man has. No one has ever called her family out for being them and standing up for her like he has. And yet this is all fake right? Wrong because when he comes back from practice and confesses that he wants MORE. She finds herself saying yes but being hesitant. This man is experienced. Why is interested in little old her? She finds herself looking forward to him showing her that he is serious. Especially when he talks to her the way he does. Especially when she has already fallen so hard for him. But then his past comes to the forefront and Skylar spirals. Even after everything he has done, she spirals. Now she is determined to prove to him that she DOES trust him. Enough to give him her whole heart. She just hopes he will forgive her for her mistake.

Robbie is a one track mind kind of man. He is great at hockey and women love him. He has been in party mode for a minute. Never been interested in one woman. There hasn't been one to catch his attention. Until Skylar. Especially with how irritated she seems by him. And how none of his charm seems to work on her. He is beyond intrigued. Which is how he finds himself agreeing to be her teammate in her family's competition while also trying to get her crush to notice her. He is convinced he will be able to walk out of his unscathed. Even though he so wants her crush to be on him. This is all ok. He will take what he can get when it comes to her. But then he realizes she really doesn't see how amazing she is. She doesn't see what he sees. And yet everything about him and her seems so natural. There isn't this need to only hookup. He wants to KNOW her. He wants HER. And now he is freaking out because she doesn't seem interested. But then he realizes he has never backed down from a competition and all is right with her in his life. So now he is determined to make her his. He will do whatever she needs to make sure she understands how IN he is. There is no one else. Just her. Which is only emphasized when they finally hook up- it is the best he has ever had hands down. The connection. The rhythm. The way they read each other. He feels like he is winning her over. She doesn't freak when he calls her his girlfriend. Her family likes him. But then she freaks out for a minute. She takes a beat about his past but despite that he is willing to work through this because there is no world where he is happy without her in it.

I was a little disappoint in Sig and Chloe's book so wasn't sure what was going to happen with this one. But yall I think this and Fan Girl Down are my favs in the series so far :) I absolutely LOVED this two- how they found themselves with each other. How they helped make each other better. I also LOVED Robbie's mouth- GAH I blushed so hard. I loved how much he empowered Skylar while also being firmly in control. I loved the snippets we got of future books- I hope we get to hear about Elton and the girl from the pic :) And Mailer and the GM. Looking forward to Madden and Eve- that one sounds JUICY!! I HIGHLY recommend this series AND this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Enemies to lovers? Yup. Fake dating? Yup. He falls first? Yup yup yup!
Pitcher Perfect is the fourth book of the Big Shots series and it miiiiiiight be my favorite of the series. We met Skylar and Robbie previously in the series and it's fun to go back to the baseball game where they first met.
Skylar is a collegiate softball pitcher and she loses a bet to Robbie (pro hockey player) and they go on a coffee/orange juice date. She then realizes she can learn something from of his playboy ways and they fake date so she could get her childhood crush to fall for her. But of course, Robbie has other plans. Oh this was so cute and in true Tessa Bailey style, the spice is SPICY. Please enjoy.
Thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books for giving me my first ARC!

*Review posted to linked Goodreads, Fable & Storygraph. Instagram post to follow.*

Robbie and Skylar might just be her swooniest couple yet. The way that this man goes from a play
boy to literally obsessed in a matter of seconds was so hot. From whipped cream parties to suddenly picturing Skylar in a wedding dress and their kids playing little league. He's her literal biggest fan and watching him show up for her again and again, and watching him stand up for her made me fall absolutely head over heels for him. He's so freaking sweet underneath all that bravado and I adore him endlessly.

And Skylar is such a fun FMC. She's sporty but she's still girlie and she's such a perfectionist and only wants to make her family proud but she lacks so much confidence at the start and to see her find that confidence, to find herself as Robbie allows her to finally let down her walls was so beautiful to see. And while she has her doubts and does let them get to her occasionally, at the end of the day it's because she loves him so deeply in a way that no one else has and it scared her. She didn't want to lose him and luckily she never will.

All I need now is an extended epilogue. Tessa Bailey, I will beg. I need to see these two as parents with their sporty kids, keeping them busy with how many sports they have them enrolled in. So much talk of that family schedule board and I need to see it come to fruition.

Probably one of my favorite Tessa Bailey books of all time. A home run... even though Skylar would probably object to that metaphor considering she's a pitcher 😉

Who knew this whirlwind romance started with a simple “F*** you”. Skylar Page has lived her life aiming for perfection and loving the thrill of competing and sports. She’s only missed out on two things so far- Brown University and catching the eye of her brother’s best friend Madden. Enter Robbie Corrigan, Skylar’s polar opposite, he understands the thrill of competition being a professional hockey player, but he also is able to find good company and fun any chance he gets. In a rash decision, Skylar and Robbie decide that they’ll work together to help Skylar win the contest for Madden’s heart.

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I really enjoyed this read! The characters were likable and their banter was enjoyable. While it did feel almost too quick, this is definitely a good example of he falls first along with the fake dating trope. I really enjoyed the family dynamics behind the main romance as well. Although I’ve read the first book in this series, I hadn’t gotten a chance to read the second or third. Nevertheless, this story was independent enough that I liked it regardless but will definitely be going back to catch up on what I missed 😊

Tessa Bailey does it again!

There are so many puns I could use…

Robbie and Skylar are two very competitive athletes that get thrown together through a friendly bit of team rivalry. Immediately Robbie is interested, but when he finds out Skylar has eyes for another man, he creates a plan to help Skylar get his attention (out of the goodness of his heart of course) while also helping her win her families crazy annual games. He gets to spend a week with her, so it’s obviously a win right? There’s no way this could backfire.

I loved the playfulness in Robbie. He was hilarious, charming, sweet, and dirty. Skylar was dedicated, loyal, and shy, but not in the way that “I don’t think I’m pretty” types are usually. She was understandable, relatable, mature, and cool. I loved their dynamic, I loved the switches in POV, I loved Robbie’s interactions with her family. It was all done really well. This book is the perfect end of summer book. You will devour it and thank Tessa Bailey for gifting you with a two sport romance. A home run and slapshot all in one.

I've adored each book in the series so far (while I truly love all sports romances, its hard to pick a favorite but Tessa definitely set the bar for this series, with golf of all things!!) Ultimately i couldn't wait to dive into the latest!

When Robbie immediately takes not of Skylar at a hockey v. baseball game in the park, he also notices her admiration for someone else. When he bets her a date (and wins) it somehow turns into her needed a plus one for her annual family summer game/contest and him playing her fake BF to make her brothers bestie jealous.

Except Robbie caught real feelings, real fast. And also maybe Skylar did too? And all of a sudden his playboy ways went swiftly out the window because she was the only one for him.
While a little insta love, this was such a sweet story with all the classic Tessa elements and she hit it out of the park (pun totally not intended). And i cannnnot wait to read Madden and Eve's story!!!


Thank you Netgalley, and Avon, and Harper Voyager for the ARC in exchange for my review!

Whenever I need something playful and funny to read Tessa Bailey is my girl. Pitcher Perfect was right up my alley. Robbie and Skylar were a match that I didn’t see coming but ended up loving. It always starts with “fake dating” and then of course they fall in love. I would say if you are just looking for a fun read with some spice this should be one you definitely pick up! And of the course audiobook was EXCELLENT! And brought the story to life.

Pitcher Perfect was a quick, fun, and spicy read that delivered everything I look for in a Tessa Bailey romance. Skylar and Robbie’s banter was great from the beginning and their evolution from fake dating to more felt genuine. I was also pleasantly surprised by the amount of character development and emotional depth that was packed into such a quick read!

Definitely a win if you’re a fan of sports romances, fake dating, or anything else Tessa Bailey has written!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the review copy. All opinions are my own!

If I’m being honest I was skeptical about this book because while I have an undying love for Fangirl Down, the rest of the series hasn’t hit the same way but this one got very close!! I love Skyler and Robbie! They are just so cute! I never pictured Robbie to be a love at first sight kind of guy but I love it for him and I love how apprehensive Skyler was at first especially because Robbie had an image. I love how he was so willing to protect Skyler no matter the cost and would defend her even to her family! I also love just how effortless their love was and that it grew from pure friendship and just enjoying each others company. Also be still my heart whenever Robbie mentions his Grandfather, the emotions were definitely felt though the page!!!

5⭐️♾️: This book was perfect! It had me 😂😍🥹🥺😢🥰. I loved Skylar and Robbie so much!! Robbie was such a goofball and so charming in an endearing way. I loved him immediately 😍. He was goofy but also had this intense/smoldering side. It was such a good balance. The way he paid attention to anything and everything Skylar was 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻. Robbie standing up to her family was 👌🏻. The chemistry between them was just so so good. That feeling when you find the person who sees you for you was everything 🥹. It’s definitely a slow burn but the pay off was 🥵😮‍💨. This was such a fun read and I could not put it down! Love this series so much!

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Pitcher Perfect
By: Tessa Bailey
Publisher: Avon and Harper Voyager
Pub Date: 9/9/25
This is the 4th installment in the Big Shots series and was hands down my favorite so far.
Robbie Corrigan plays hockey with the rest of the guys on the Boston Bearcats. He meets Skylar, a D1 pitcher when her brother drags her out to pitch at a pick up game. He’s instantly attracted to her. When they meet up after the game Robbie somehow gets roped into a week with her family and teaching her how to hook a man.
The relationship that develops between these characters is spot on. Not only does Robbie bring Skylar out of her shell but Skylar somehow gets Robbie to grow up.
This one is definitely a must read!
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One thing about me if Ms. Tessa Bailey writes it I’m gonna read it 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

This one did not disappoint! The banter was amazing. I was giggling, kicking my feet, and twirling my hair reading this one. Robbie and Skylar 😍😍 fake dating, black cat x golden retriever dynamic, hockey AND softball. Strong FMC, solid plot and great character development. I had so much fun reading this book and I can’t wait to buy it on September 9th!!

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review 🫶🏻🫶🏻

Rocket and Redbeard! It is hard to say how much I loved this book. Robbie falls for Skylar right away because she is different from any other woman he knows. He can't pull his usual stunts with her, and she makes him look at his behavior differently. He has to grow up, but because this is a romcom, he is going to do it while helping her get another guy's attention while participating in a crazy family competition. Bring it.
Skylar is a very relatable character. She is very confident in certain spaces but insecure in others. Robbie loves her confidence but supports her when she feels weak. She appreciates that but is afraid to trust it. She has never had that before. Falling for Robbie is scary, but Skylar works hard to be honest with herself about her feelings and struggles.

I think I found my new favorite Bailey Book

This is by far the best book in this series. I absolutely LOVED these two characters and their story. I’m a SUCKER for fake dating and Tessa really hit it out of the park on this one (pun intended).

Skylar and Robbie are made for each other. Skylar to keep Robbie ground and Robbie to teach Skylar that letting her heads hit the clouds isn’t always a bad thing.

I cannot get enough of these two and HIGHLY recommend this next Bailey Book to get you through your sports season!

if you’ve been on my account for any stretch of time, you’ll know that @tessabaileyisanauthor is one of my favorite authors, easily top three and i may say this about all of them but Pitcher Perfect is truly my favorite of the series. my heart hurts after finishing and i fear ill never recover

my standard is simply men written by Tessa Bailey and Robbie is no exception. the way he truly sees Skylar is just beautiful. he always knows exactly what she needs and the pining… the nickname… be still my heart. i loved the premise of the family wilderness competition and it set the stage for so many beautiful moments between Robbie, Skylar, and her family.

now in true form, Robbie is sin on legs. the spice is 🤭, i spent half the book swooning but what i loved most about this one was seeing Skylar’s confidence grow. i about threw the book when we hit the third act breakup but it was so necessary for these characters. now buckle up folks because the set up for the next book left me giggling and kicking my feet

having been gifted both an arc and finished copy from @avonbooks @harpercollins will probably outrank my wedding day in the highlights of my life. i can never thank them enough for this opportunity. do yourself a favor and pick this one up