Kiernan Skelton trusts her screwball. Skelton enjoyed a standout season for Fort LeBoeuf, leading the Bison to a 15-3 record and District 10 playoff appearance. One large reason for that is the ...

Fort LeBoeuf senior Kiernan Skelton shows her four-pitch mix of fastball, changeup, screwball and rise ball while Lilly McKinney catches.

Sherwood eliminates Dulaney softball, 2-0, in the Class 3A state semifinals with Reagan Corb outdueling Madison Schupple.

Then she fired the putaway pitch, a screwball that induced a swinging strike three from Hailey Powers and a 4-3 Benicia victory.

Breaking the opposite direction of a curveball, the screwball has become a wipeout pitch Cole throws with confidence. “But it scares me sometimes throwing inside,” she said.