"An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of getting a loan from a friend."
Keanu Reeves
as Conor O'Neill
Diane Lane
as Elizabeth Wilkes
Michael B. Jordan
as Jamal
D. B. Sweeney
as Matt Hyland
John Hawkes
as Ticky Tobin
Bryan Hearne
as Andre Ray Peetes
Julian Griffith
as Jefferson Albert Tibbs
DeWayne Warren
as Jarius 'G-Baby' Evans
Kris D. Lofton
as Clarence
Graham Beckel
as Duffy
Mark Robert Ellis
as Baseball Coach
Michael McGlone
as Jimmy Fleming
Dawn Lewis
as Ellen
Mark Margolis
as Fink
Greg Sandquist
as Barber's Son
Jacqueline Williams
as Lenora Tibbs
Michael B. Chait
as Straight-Laced Kid
Stephen Cinabro
as Gino
Tom Milanovich
as Ed
Kwame Amoaku
as Pizza Guy
Vince Green
as Other Pizza Guy
Paul Turner
as Bartender
Sterling 'Steelo' Brim
as Sterling
A. Delon Ellis Jr.
as Miles Pennfield II
Michael Perkins
as Kofi Evans
Brian M. Reed
as Raymond 'Ray Ray' Bennet
Carol Hall
as Pearla Evans
Freeman Coffey
as Darryl Mackey
Sammy Sosa
as Sammy Sosa
Andre Morgan
as Umpire
Reginald McKinley
Adam Tomei
as Barfly
Ronnel Taylor
as Gang Member
Aaron Evans
as Aaron
Alexander Telles
as Alex
Josefus Duanah
as Tough Kid
Jeffery Gatlin
Steve Abbott
as Waatas Coach (uncredited)
John Anton
as Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Dave Daniels
Michael Mili
as Ticket Taker (uncredited)
Jerry Stanecki
as Pitching Coach (uncredited)
Joe Wachowski
as Spectator (uncredited)
Toussaint Waterman
as Pallbearer (uncredited)
Johnny Yono
John Gatins
Screenplay
Brian Robbins
Director
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
Costume Design
Tom Richmond
Director of Photography
Sam Conners
Stunts
Kofi Elam
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
Marci Liroff
Casting
Jaymes Hinkle
Production Design
Rick LeFevour
Stunt Coordinator
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Linda Perlin
Herb Gains
Executive Producer
Kevin McCormick
Tina Nides
Producer
Michael Tollin
Erwin Stoff
Ned Bastille
Editor
Daniel Coyle
Original Film Writer