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Dec. 21, 2007 - Heather Haas, Sydney Friday and Courtney
Repka lead this class of Texas pitchers.  Heather Haas is a 5' 8" junior
pitcher from Shiner High School. Heather
has definitely proved herself at
the high school level since she has been selected to the Texas Girls Association
All-State Class 1A All-State
Team
and Collin Street Bakery All-State 1st Team Pitcher for her freshman (2006) and
sophomore seasons (2007). College Sports Exposure radared Heather's
fastball at 61 mph when CSE filmed her softball skills video. Reportedly,
Heather has been radared at 65 mph. Heather has an excellent riseball,
drop ball, screwball, curve ball and change-up to go with her fastball.
Her pitching instructor is Robert Maxey of Shiner, Texas. Heather reminds me of
University of Oklahoma and Big 12 2007 MVP pitcher Lauren Eckermann from
Brehnam. CSE radered Lauren at 60 mph when we filmed her softball skills
video and later got her at 63 mph all night long against Carla Kennimer and New
Caney in the play-offs at University of Houston field.
Sydney Friday pitches for The Kincaid School in Houston and Texas Magic Gold
Sessum. Last season Sydney pitched for Houston Power 16U. Houston Power 16U won Houston Metro last season. Sydney is 5' 8" and has a riseball, drop ball, curve ball, screwball, fastball and change-up. Sydney throws her fast ball between 61 and 62 mph. College Sports Exposure radared Sydney's fast ball with their Juggs gun at 61 mph on her film day. More importantly, Sydney's riseball spin is routinely 36-38 revolutions as measured with a revfire. College pitchers routine
spin is 20 to 30 revolutions.
Courtney Repka is
6' 1" tall and still growing. She reminds of a right handed Cat Osterman. She throws a 67 mph fastball and can throw a
change-up, rise ball,
drop ball, screw ball and curve ball. She lives in East Bernard. Her
fastball was clocked at 67 mph by Tim Timmons at one of his pitching classes
with a Juggs Radar Gun. Her travel team is the 18U Magic Gold coached by
Tommy Howell in Missouri City, Texas. Courtney verbally committed to Baylor in
early Dec. of her junior year.
Kristen Curlin is primarily a riseball pitcher at this stage.  She pitches for Deer Park High School and Texas Shockwave Gold. When she keeps her riseball low in the strike zone,
she is a very dominate pitcher. She was the starting and winning pitcher
against Larry Durham Storm Gold at the ASA Gold Regionals in Beaumont this
summer. Kristen kept her riseball in the strike zone in that game for a
5-2 win that dropped Durham Storm's team into looser bracket. Kristen also
has
a change-up, drop ball, screw ball and curve ball. CSE radared Kristen's
fastball when they filmed her softball skills video at 58 mph. As you most
college coaches know, pitchers always throw harder in big games when their adrenalin
is pumping.
Last spring, Cy-Falls Eagles qualified for the play-offs in 2007 for the
first time in school history
(11 years).
Cy-Falls advanced to the 5A Regionals Quarter Finals. Brittany
Taylor was a back-up pitcher on their varsity team.  She
finished 4-0 in District and 6-0 for the season for the Cy-Falls Eagles as
a pitcher. This summer, Brittany played 1st, 3rd and pitched for Glory out of
Dallas. Houston Power Gold picked Brittany up for ASA Gold Nationals in
Oklahoma. Brittany will be playing for Aces Gold this fall and is
considered on of the top hitters and 3rd baseman in the 2009 class.
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