Hollywood cinematographer Dean Cundey lit the first day of interiors and supervised on set the entire shooting day, working with a group of students serving on the crew as camera operators, assistant cameramen, gaffer, best boy, key grip, sound mixer, boom operator and electricians.
Real minor league baseball players from the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, interacted with lead actor Wil Bowers, playing a game of catch with him for the final shot of the movie, which was achieved in one continuous running take.
The locations used for the key exterior television commercial and the key interior executive boardroom scene were both acquired and confirmed less than a day before filming was to commence due to the previous locations for those scenes being canceled at the last moment.
Written in May of 2011, the script, unbeknown to the writer, predicted changes in major league baseball's wild-card post-season function and arrangement. The wild card setup in pro baseball did undergo changes starting in the 2012 season.
Due to two actress' cancellation on the final day of principal photography, the movie's exterior script supervisor and assistant director took over those roles of executive assistants #6 and #9 respectively just hours before filming took place.