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Ht:ritagc Academy's Oswalt signs with East Central C.C. - The Dispatch

on. You can get away with some of that in the high school ranks, but she is going to ha,·e to work on hitting spots a little more. I think that is something she knows and already is starting to focus on and figuring out how to get bitters out." Oswalt, a transfer from New Hope High School, came up as an infielder, which is where she thought she might have an opportunity to play in college. She said the move to Heritage Academy gave her a chance to mo,·e into the circle and realize her long-standing goal at a new position. "Ever since I picked up the bat, I have always wanted to go to college and play 'big-girl ball'," Oswalt said. " [t bas taken a while to gel there, but it doesn't. I have worked so hard for it, and now it bas finally paid off." Oswalt understands the part her changeup has played in the equation. She said she knew she would need a "backup" if her other pitches weren't working so she could go to the changeup to get bitters out. While on that journey, Oswalt discovered she enjoyed the responsibility a pitcher had to shoulder and that she thrived in pressure situations. She hopes to be in even more ofthem at ECCC.

"I like being the person that the pressure is on and it is up to me to make the play," Oswalt said. "When the pressure is on me, I feel like I play harder. I feel like I am more focused.

"I feel like I am going to have to push myselfC\·en harder (at ECCC) because I know I am not going to be the best pitcher. I am going to have to work hard for my position, and I am going to have other girls trying to push me out of my position."

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