Carson Lund’s lyrical film goes inside the last game played on a ballfield that’s about to be bulldozed in a small New ...

An eephus pitch is one of baseball’s many pieces of niche ephemera. It’s a weird trick throw that’s barely ever glimpsed in the professional game—an arcing lob of the ball, traveling at half the speed ...

Instead, the drama centers on two recreational baseball teams who’ve met up at Soldier’s Field for the very last game this ...

In the annals of baseball movies, “Eephus” doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame with “Bull Durham” or “A League of Their Own.” ...

Director Carson Lund's film follows the last game played by two adult Sunday league baseball teams on a field slated for ...

In Carson Lund’s stylistically innovative directorial début, two amateur teams say farewell to a beloved field—but will their game yield a result?

Set in Massachusetts, the film takes place during a single game between two amateur teams on the last day before their field ...

Eephus" is a change-up of a baseball movie, an elegiac ode to the humbler weekend warriors who are driven by nothing but genuine affection for the game.

This image released by Music Box Films shows Cliff Blake in a scene from “Eephus.” (Music Box Films via AP) The title comes from an unnaturally slow pitch not slung but lobbed toward home.