Thursday, June 10, 2021

The humble backstop where softball pitcher Odicci Alexander honed her craft

Background:

For five glorious days, Alexander became the story of the Women's College World Series, the ultimate underdog player taking the ultimate underdog team to the brink of a national championship.

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[She] struck out 66 batters on 1,057 pitches in 64 2/3 innings in the NCAA tournament.

"Alexander wasn't heavily recruited in high school"