The Elite Pitching Academy embraces advanced scouting

Caleb Turrentine / The Herald

Students at the Elite Pitching Academy in Slapout pose in front of their new SmartMitt machine. Top, left to right: Emily Lunsford, Lily Davenport, Taylor Price, Makenzie Davnport, Krystle Wilson-Lawson, Emma Khamken; Bottom, left to right: Paisley Wilson, Aubrey Allen, Ann Marie Leib, Kennedy Bradshaw

The Elite Pitching Academy located just off Highway 11 in Wetumpka got a major upgrade last week. Owner Krystle Wilson-Lawson connected with SmartMitt LLC to bring in a new machine which will be used to help pitchers hit their spots and track how they practice.

“We’re the first ones to get to demo it here in Alabama,” Wilson-Lawson said. “The girls loved it and it’s easy to do without needing a catcher. They know what they did right and wrong.”

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