CDO's Kenzie Fowler threw a fourth-straigh no hitter on Tuesday and the Dorados advanced to the 4A-I softball semifinals.
RELATED: Fowler’s final act a perfect end to great prep career
In the fourth inning Tuesday, Kenzie Fowler and Canyon del Oro were working on a fourth straight no-hitter and the all-world pitcher had struck out all 11 Glendale Cactus batters she had faced.
The hard windup and . . .
The ball went sailing vertically out of her hand, landing behind her.
It was a strange twist of imperfection for the reigning Gatorade National Player of the Year, who didn’t allow a hit Tuesday in an 8-0 win over No. 7 Glendale Cactus in the 4A-I quarterfinals.
“I haven’t done that since I was 10,” Fowler said of the mispitch.
The no hitter for Fowler and No. 2 CDO extends to four her streak of no hitters, including two games in which she threw perfect games (no hits, no walks, no errors). Fowler struck out 16 hitters in her final game at CDO.
Adding to her domination, she was 4-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs and stole a base. She walked two, giving extra notice that she is human, not bionic.
“She never surprises me,” said head coach and former CDO banner player Amy Swiderski. “She works as hard as any pitcher I’ve seen.”
Fowler said afterward she isn’t interested in keeping up the no-hit streak.
“We don’t know stats,” said Fowler. “The coaches take care of that.”
CDO’s Taylor Watkins doubled and tripled and scored twice for the Dorados, who play No. 3 Scottsdale Chaparral at Phoenix’s Rose Mofford Park in Thursday’s 4A-I semifinals.
For more on high school sports, check out the Grammer School sports blog.