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How freshmen pitchers Hendrix and Gustave earned spots in SU’s rotation
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Jolie Gustave toed the rubber in one of the most high-pressure situations in softball: Full count. Bases loaded. Two outs. Bottom of the ninth. A one-run lead. She was facing Norco (California) High School, the defending national champions and the No. 1-ranked team in the country, in March 2020. Norco’s cleanup hitter was in the box.
She was on the mound in Bullhead, Arizona, pitching in front of a packed crowd in the Tournament of Champions. She struck out the batter with a swing and a miss on a ball well outside the strike zone. For nearly a year, she had tried to convince Sean Brashear, Mater Dei’s (California) first-year head coach, that she should be in the circle during big games.