Can’t Stop Kreidler
J.W. Mitchell High School junior Kinnah Kreidler leads her team on and off the softball field
By Sofia Chianella Starting when she was younger, Kinnah Kreidler has always dominated the sport of softball. Multiple times, she was chosen for the West Pasco Girls Fast Pitch All Star team, a group of hand-selected players that traveled to other softball tournaments in the area. As she grew older, Kreidler used her experience from advanced teams such as All Stars to earn a position on a travel team, a group of girls who travel to tournaments all around the state, and sometimes even the nation. Kreidler leads the Mitchell Mustangs with the highest batting average, on base percentage, and slugging percentage as well as the most home runs, hits, and stolen bases. She assists her fellow teammates with areas of the sport they grapple with. “Just because I may have some more experience, I try and help
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Kinnah Kreidler flashes a smile at a home game versus Anclote High School. Mitchell won the game 16-0. Photo by Sofia Chianella them, especially if they play the same position as me and we are working on that specific position, or even just little things [like] hustling on and off the field, and reminding them of some things,” Kreidler said. While success
for Kreidler has been achieved, she humbly understands that softball comes with its challenges, specifically the mental aspect. “When you’re playing you have to be in the right mindset the whole entire game and
you can’t get down on yourself,” Kreidler said. Keeping a positive mentality, Kreidler has used fourtime All American former collegiate and professional All Star softball player Sierra Romero as her inspiration
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