You Gotta Believe
"A team of underdogs, with the spirit of champions."
After dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underestimated Ft. Worth youth baseball players takes its Cinderella run all the way to the 2002 Little League World Series—culminating in a record-breaking showdown that became an instant ESPN classic.
Cast (37)
Luke Wilson
Bobby Ratliff
Greg Kinnear
Coach Jon Kelly
Sarah Gadon
Patti Ratliff
Molly Parker
Kathy Kelly
Lew Temple
Coach Mitch Belew
Joaquin Roberts
Peanut
Martin Roach
Sam Knight
Patrick Renna
Kliff Young
Blake DeLong
Dan Hewitt
Justin Adams
Mack Hamilton
King Orba
Ump L Wood
Taylor Hunt Wright
Coach Ben Williams
Ali Hassan
Dr. Thakur
Michael Cash
Young Robert Ratliff
Etienne Kellici
Walker Kelly
Nicholas Fry
Scooter Finley
Jacob Mazeral
Mikey Valdez
Gavin MacIver-Wright
Mitchell Belew
Scott Mackenzie
Mark Grace
Zachary Morton
Peter Kite
Josh Reich
Robby Lebus
Jacob Soley
Jack Huckabay
Evan Hasler
Patton Eagle
Davide Fair
Rand Ravnaas
Seth Murchison
Chris Rivera
Greg Ellwand
TV Announcer 1
Christopher Seivright
Harold Reynolds
Nicholas Xavier Ragonese
Kentucky Catcher
Zachary Cox
Duke Elderson
Phoenix Ellis
Todd Hamilton
Jackie English
Ditsy Attendant
Ashley Emerson
Caroline Finley
Jordan Sawyer
Older Peanut (uncredited)
McAuley Tucker
Little League Spectator (uncredited)
Rowan Tucker
Little League Spectator (uncredited)
Dominic Weedmark
Little League Spectator (uncredited)
Brooke Morton
Concession Worker
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