High school senior Ken Ward is on top of the world--hes popular, a somebody. But as a freshman at Wayne University, Ken quickly discovers hes a nobody whos treated like dirt by upperclassmen. When Ken cant stand the harassment anymore, he bursts out of his gloom by slugging a sophomore bully--who turns out to be captain of the varsity baseball team. It looks as if Kens dream of making that team has gone down the drain... until in a moment of wild excitement he proves himself with, of all things, a potato! And Ken keeps on proving himself until the last out of a heart-pounding league championship game.