PLANT CITY, Fla. -- She registered another perfect pitching record this year, 12-0, for her Little League team.And of course, who does she face in the city championship, but Niekro's grandson and her friend, JJ Niekro.
She threw her second perfect game -- and predicted this one just hours before she did it.
Her fastball hits the mid-60s, and she can send opponents to the bench in tears, embarrassing them with a knuckleball she learned from former major league knuckleball legend Joe Niekro.
Meet Chelsea Baker, a girl pitcher in a boys' league.
The best player on the Plant City Little League Team, is a 13- year-old girl named Chelsea Baker. Taught the knuckleball by Joe Niekro, Chelsea has not lost a sanctioned game in four years.
Anyway - well worth the watch and read. It would be cool to see how far she can progress in professional baseball.
I remember watching Joe Niekro pitch when I lived in Houston. Not as famous as his brother Phil, but an awesome pitcher.
ReplyDeleteIn five to ten years, the chances are that she'd have no chance to keep up with males of her age. Defeated by physiology, simple biology.
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