The Importance Of Choosing The Perfect Fastball Strike

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Imagine. You are in the middle of the softball state championship game. Your starting pitcher dislocates her knee sliding into third base. Your backup pitcher breaks her ankle between first and second to end the inning. Your team is up by two points but you don't have any more pitchers. The coach puts you in two pitch the last inning. You don't want to be the reason your team loses so you get nervous. You have never pitched in a game before. This paper will tell you exactly how to pitch the perfect fastball strike.

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