Pitching - Full Game Clips - AZ Hotshots_Delsante 18U National vs. Arizona Unity 18u

Mikella Schneider earned the win in a 12–2 victory over Unity AZ, throwing 3.0 innings and allowing 3 hits and 2 earned runs while striking out 3 and walking 1. The strongest parts of the outing were her efficiency and ability to limit quality contact. She threw 44 pitches to 12 batters, averaged 14.7 pitches per inning, generated a 15.9% swing-and-miss rate, and 75% of balls in play were classified as weak contact. She also retired the leadoff hitter in 2 of 3 innings, got the first two hitters out in 2 innings, and recorded one 1-2-3 inning. Most relevant highlights: Winning pitcher 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K 44 pitches, 26 strikes 14.7 pitches per inning 3.0 K/BB ratio 25% strikeout rate per batter faced 15.9% swing-and-miss rate 75% weak-contact rate 1 clean 1-2-3 inning One development point: her first-pitch strike rate was 50%, so getting ahead more consistently is still the clearest opportunity to improve despite the overall solid outing.