Foxcroft girls, local youth hone their pitching skills with former college star
Zing! The sound of speeding softballs filled Mary Louise Leipheimer Gymnasium Saturday when Alyssa Smith Keehan, a former Ivy League star at Princeton University, conducted a terrific softball pitching clinic at Foxcroft School.
"It was tiring but it was good," said Daphne '15, one of the Foxcroft girls who took advantage of the opportunity to hone her skills. The clinic was 90 minutes long and the girls were throwing much of that time.
"Because the group was small, Alyssa was able to spend time with each girl during each step of the clinic," said Foxcroft Softball Coach Fred McMane. "She really broke down the mechanics of pitching and showed them the proper way to put a pitch together.
The clinic was held in the School's Athletic/Student Center, and drew girls from Purcellville, Lovettsville, Round Hill and Leesburg, along with several Foxcroft students.
"Because the group was small, Alyssa was able to spend time with each girl during each step of the clinic," said Foxcroft Softball Coach Fred McMane. "She really broke down the mechanics of pitching and showed them the proper way to put a pitch together.
The clinic was held in the School's Athletic/Student Center, and drew girls from Purcellville, Lovettsville, Round Hill and Leesburg, along with several Foxcroft students.
Keehan, who played for legendary coach Cindy Cohen at Princeton, pitched for the NCAA Division I Tigers from 1995-98. In 1995, she was a member of the first Ivy League team to compete in the Women’s College World Series. The team made it to the World Series again in 1996.
Keehan pitched one no-hitter and combined on two others during her Princeton career. She was also a member of the 1996 pitching staff that compiled the third lowest earned run average (1.22) in Princeton history. During her freshman year, Princeton was ranked No. 12 in the nation, the only Ivy League school to ever achieve a national ranking.
A lawyer by profession, Keehan has coached pitching for the last 15 years.
A lawyer by profession, Keehan has coached pitching for the last 15 years.
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