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Softball - North Carolina

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SOFTBALL

Kierston Deal

Left-handed pitcher
EAST FORSYTH HS
KERNERSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.79

ERA

150.1

Innings Pitched

.533

Batting Average

5

Home Runs
“Kierston Deal is the kind of top-notch athlete that doesn’t come around often. The statistics showing what she does on the mound and in the box speak for themselves, but she is a real competitor who understands what it takes to be successful.”
Natalie Layden
Head Coach head coach at Ronald Reagan High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior left-handed pitcher led the Eagles (27-3) to the Class 4A state final this past season. Deal posted a 23-3 record with a 0.79 ERA, striking out 305 batters in 150.1 innings pitched, while walking just 34. She also batted .533 with 5 home runs and 28 RBI. The Central Piedmont Conference Player of the Year and three-time Pitcher of the Year, Deal is also an Extra Inning Softball First Team All-American. She is ranked as the nation’s No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2022 by Extra Inning Softball.

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Academic Achievement

Deal has maintained a weighted 4.38 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Oklahoma this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Deal has served as a peer tutor in her school system and has volunteered locally on behalf of the Salvation Army, a Vacation Bible School and youth sports programs.