found: His website, Oct. 14, 2016(Kris Rutherford has been writing professionally for over 25 years ; raised in Texas and Maine ; has been researching early Texas League Baseball for a decade ; Kris' interest in baseball also led him to publish the middle-grade novel "Batting Ninth" (Enslow Publishers), and he has teamed up with the Future Fisherman Foundation (F3) to publish a series of middle-grade fiction books focusing on the F3 mission to promote sport fishing among America's youth ; has over 30 years of professional experience in youth sports, outdoor recreation planning, and environmental education administration ; member of the Society for American Baseball Research and the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IPWAA), serves as historical correspondent for the Texas League Newsletter, and is a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional)