SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD ERI YOSHIDA STRUCK OUT one of the two batters she faced in her debut for the Kobe 9 Cruise last friday. She's a mere five feet, 114 pounds and throws a sidearm knuckleball. I'm not sure why or even how she throws the sidearm pitch, since a knuckleball's deception occurs in those last five to ten feet. While there are some batters who can't wait to face her, there are probably some who sport white knuckles for the fear and embarrassment of striking out against a female pitcher. A pitch is a pitch is a pitch, right?
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