sports novels (non romance) + memoir

1.
Fever Pitch
Fever Pitch 3.77 avg rating — 43,132 ratings
2.
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension 4.29 avg rating — 11,401 ratings
3.
Run with the Wind
Run with the Wind 4.42 avg rating — 1,278 ratings
4.
The Sport of Kings
The Sport of Kings 3.57 avg rating — 3,754 ratings
5.
Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League
Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League 4.24 avg rating — 240 ratings
6.
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Beartown (Beartown, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 549,775 ratings
7.
Carrie Soto Is Back
Carrie Soto Is Back 4.20 avg rating — 665,946 ratings
8.
Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports
Out of Our League: 16 Stories of Girls in Sports 3.83 avg rating — 162 ratings
9.
Headshot
Headshot 3.50 avg rating — 12,076 ratings
10.
Western Lane
Western Lane 3.49 avg rating — 10,128 ratings
11.
The Natural
The Natural 3.61 avg rating — 12,225 ratings