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Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Softball - Arizona

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SOFTBALL

Marissa Schuld

Right-handed pitcher/Utility
PINNACLE HS
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.74

ERA

151

Strikeouts

.574

Batting Average

16

Home Runs
“Marissa has God-given natural talent but enhances that talent with extreme hard work. She is the most talented and accomplished athlete I have coached in my 32 years as a head coach for club and high school softball.”
Bobby Pena
Head Coach at Pinnacle High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-4 senior right-handed pitcher led the Pioneers to a 30-6 record and the Conference 6A state championship this past season. Schuld compiled an 11-1 record in the circle with a 0.74 earned run average and 151 strikeouts against just six walks in 76 innings pitched. At the plate, she produced a .574 batting average with 16 home runs, 12 doubles, nine triples, 48 runs scored and 57 RBI. She recorded a .626 on-base percentage and a 1.252 slugging percentage.

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Academic Achievement

Schuld has maintained a 3.95 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Arizona this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Schuld has volunteered locally as part of fundraising campaigns to benefit both breast cancer and ALS research, and she has donated her time as a peer tutor.