Malaina Boyst

"Hi Malania--It was so fun having you at the Retreat this past weekend. I can tell you were a competitor and light up in the moment! Hey, big winner!! Seriously, though when the pressure is on that’s when you came to play and that is everything in the pitching world! Strengths- Strong front side. Your stability when you land is really good. Also, posture through out your pitch is good. And your arm circle is long and straight. Improvements- lets thing about adding more to your “pitching motion” so you have time to have a weight transfer into your drive off the mound, which we definitely need to improve on. Also— where is your “ball and glove” separating, right now it’s around 2:00 in your motion but at that point your arm is “far” from your body. Try driving out straighter and being completely separated by 3:00 not starting to separate ball and glove at 3:00. (Watch your video after in slow mo— to see this) Biggest Mechanic Improvement that will be Impactful: I want more motion so we can have better drive off the mound. That means shin angle off the mound and being in line towards home plate!! Biggest Pitch to continue to grow with: Let’s focus on locating better. It’s sounds crazy but whatever pitch you throw— if you can locate it, put it exactly where you want it, you will get so many people out!! Location Location Location!!! ChangeUp- also looks really good. You stay smooth throughout the pitch. Remember to have a good long follow through to direct it where you want it to go" -Evaluated by Monica Abbott

"Can’t wait to see her show off her new necklace that she won! That was super cool– how she showed up in a competitive situation to strut her stuff! That’s the name of the game! Showing up when it matters. Malania can continue to work on starting with her arm online. Right now, it’s outside of her body, which makes spin pitches super difficult as your positioning differs based on when her arm can get to the necessary bottom half of her pitch. Another helpful tip would be to stay as tall as the start and end of her pitch, throughout her entire pitch. Right now, you can see her eye level going down and then up, meaning her power is being left behind, partially due to her drag. She can think about dragging straighter, to her land leg and also pulling her upper body through her pitch with a strong glove side." -Evaluated by Alana Vawter (Stanford/South Carolina, Florida Vibe - Pro)

"The biggest focus is ensuring that your first move off the mound is directed towards the catcher. Keep your hips aligned and moving forward. Try to stay tall and stacked throughout your pitch. Keep your arm circle as straight towards the catcher as possible and keep your arm a little looser to create more whip. This will help you maintain better alignment and increase the effectiveness of your pitch. Your changeup looks good with your timing. Just make sure not to slow down at release—try to keep your tempo as similar as possible to your other pitches. Remember to use your front foot as leverage for your pitch. This will help maintain consistency and effectiveness across all your pitches. Great job!" -Evaluated by Karlyn Pickens (Tennessee)