Norway Baseball has been written about in newspapers across the country including USA Today, Baseball Weekly, The Saturday Evening Post and Sports Illustrated. Sixteen kids went on to play in some level of professional baseball. About a third played in college. For a town of less than 600, this defied statistical odds. So many professional scouts came to Norway that they held tryout camps there every spring.


Kent Stock remembers reading about Norway baseball as a kid. After playing baseball in high school and college he accepts a teaching position in nearby Belle Plaine. In 1990 Kent has a chance to work for Jim Van Scoyoc, longtime Norway head coach. From working on the field to hitting fly balls to the state championship game, it's the best summer of Kent's life.


In 1991 Coach Van Scoyoc fulfills a dream by accepting a job as a pitching coach in the Detroit Tigers minor league system. Kent is appointed head coach for Norway in what is doomed to be its final season as Norway is merging with a neighboring school district due to state cutbacks.


A former athlete himself, Kent must win over his players and convince them and himself that he can fill their former coach's shoes and that they can go out winners. He's determined, hard-working, insightful and not afraid of a challenge. The Final Season is a story of both a dying part of Americana and undying determination of will.


The Final Season is a film about a young man caught in the struggle between tradition and progress - between a future filled with security or uncertainty - and a community's struggle to save its identity in the face of overwhelming opposition. The Final Season tells the story of a team that wouldn't give up. In the summer of 1991 Norway High's baseball tradition ended on a triumphant but somber note and great losses were repaired, at least for one shining moment.


Kent Stock brings the story of his life and the movie The Final Season to you through his motivational speeches. Learn how Kent can bring the inspiration and determination of Norway baseball to your group or employees. Contact us for information on scheduling.