Palmer strikes out 15 as Frazier tops Brownsville

Frazier’s Nicole Palmer prepares to deliver a pitch during Saturday’s game against Brownsville in the Mon Valley Independent-BeeGraphix First Pitch Tournament in Perryopolis. Palmer struck out 15 batters in an 8-0 win over Brownsville.

By Adam Brewer

MVI Sports

Frazier softball coach Don Hartman uses a pair of specific words to describe sophomore pitcher Nicole Palmer. “We like to call it flatline froggy on our team,” Hartman said. “You have to be poised, but you have to have that froggyness and intensity on the field. She does a very good job of controlling her emotions. She has a really good poker face.”

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