High Schools

Hitting a baseball is arguably the toughest thing to do in sports.

The players with the best batting averages go through hot and cold streaks, leaving themselves no guarantees at hitting a ball thrown from 60 feet away.

Southern Nash junior Taylor Braswell is working on her confidence.

Even though she spent the majority of the season striking out batters and hurling pitches toward home plate only to see them fall harmlessly into one of her teammates’ gloves, the notion of Braswell being the top pitcher this season in the Twin Counties has not sunk in for the Ladybird.

The rules for hitting an extraordinary average are simple.

Make contact and stay away from the stats sheets.