The Heart of America Fastpitch League (HFL) is excited to spotlight Megan Nuechterlein as the October Senior Player of the Month. Nuechterlein is a pitcher for Turnin2 National Maloney 18u and is committed to Kent State University.<\/p>\n
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Nuechterlein threw a lights out October on the mound with 31 K, a 1.33 ERA and a 1.0 WHP. The 2023\u2019s batting did not disappoint with a .429 AVG, a .500 OBP and a .714 SLG.<\/p>\n
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Softball Story (How did you get started? Tell us about you-<\/strong><\/p>\n I was seven when I first started playing softball for a parks and recreational team. My dad signed me up for a group pitching lesson which I really enjoyed. Three years later, I tried out for my first ever travel team and made it. I have been playing softball ever since then.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Favorite Softball memory-<\/strong><\/p>\n My favorite softball memory is making it to the State Finals with my High School softball team.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What do you do outside of softball?<\/strong><\/p>\n I like to hang out with family and friends. I also like to travel with my family. I like to cook. I like to go up north to my family cottage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What are some of your current goals – both on and off the field? (Softball, school, other athletics, related, etc. all welcomed!)<\/strong><\/p>\n My goal on the field is to continue improving my pitching; specifically on my spin. My goal off the field is to work hard in college and graduate with a degree I can find success in.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Coaches Feedback-<\/strong><\/p>\n Megan is a very humble kid. Everyone loves her. One of the nicest people you\u201a\u00c4\u00f4ll ever see. On the field though she is a fierce competitor. Especially as a pitcher.<\/p>\n When I coached her at 10u, she was in a really tough spot and wanted to come out of the game. I went and talked to her and told her she needs to dig deep and figure out how to finish this game. Ultimately she struck out the next 3 batters with bases loaded and we won by 1. I think she learned there that she was really good.<\/p>\n Megan is a gifted athletes committed to play at Kent State. Last year she led her HS team to the D1 state championship game in Michigan. She\u2019s a great pitcher but a power hitter as well. She had a great fall pitching and on defense.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n What is the Alliance Fastpitch Player Recognition Program?<\/strong><\/p>\n The Player Recognition Program was built to recognize and spotlight our individual players in each Member League. Each month, registered Alliance Fastpitch coaches can nominate a player from their age division. League Leadership will review nominations and a monthly stats report from AthletesGoLive (AGL) to determine the League\u2019s Player of the Month.<\/p>\n Following the announcement of each League\u2019s Players of the Month, the Alliance Fastpitch will recognize a National Player of the Month.<\/p>\n To be considered for Player of the Month, your team must score League games in AGL so your stats will be included in the League\u2019s monthly report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Heart of America Fastpitch League (HFL) is excited to spotlight Megan Nuechterlein as the October Senior Player of the Month. Nuechterlein is a pitcher for Turnin2 National Maloney 18u and is committed to Kent State University. Nuechterlein threw a lights out October on the mound with 31 K, a 1.33 ERA and a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":22836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hfl-player-of-the-month","category-hfl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n