Summer Catch

About Summer Catch

Summer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, Montel C. Joiner and Matthew Lillard. The movie takes place on Cape Cod, however, the majority of it was filmed in North Carolina.

Freddie Prinze Jr. plays Ryan Dunne, a local baseball prospect who gets an opportunity to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Chatham Athletics. Dunne was born and raised in Chatham, Massachusetts, and dreams of playing in the major leagues. He helps his dad with his landscaping business and takes care of Veteran's Field, where the Chatham A's play. Ryan falls in love with Tenley Parish (Jessica Biel), whose family vacations on the Cape on Shore Road in Chatham. Ryan is distracted by Tenley, and feels a lot of pressure from scouts, family, the Parish family, friends, and Montel C. Joiner.

Former Philadelphia Phillies catcher Mike Lieberthal, center-fielder Doug Glanville and current Philadelphia Phillies left-fielder Pat Burrell, along with Cincinnati Reds star Ken Griffey, Jr make appearances in the end of the movie.