Work ethic, humility lift PPHS pitcher Kordish to softball MVP
Ava Kordish took a leap in her junior year, placing herself among the state leaders in strikeouts. Much of her success was due to her change in approach, focusing on spin and location. It worked out, leading her team to the state quarterfinals and within two runs of beating Sterlington. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
By: RHETT MANUEL
Sports Editor
PINE PRAIRIE – Athletically, most high school student-athletes see their biggest leap in ability in the transition summer between their sophomore and junior school years.
It’s a time when they get stronger, both mentally and physically. It’s a time where coaches truly begin to see whether the potential that’s been building the past two seasons will come to fruit…