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Farmington Hills Mercy Slugger Shatters State Homerun Record
Abby Krzywiecki hit her 19th homerun of the season in last weekend's Division 1 championship game.
Farmington Hills, MI — Farmington Hills Mercy not only won the district softball championship Saturday, but senior Abby Krzywiecki, who plays first base, also shattered the state record for the most homeruns in a single season.
Krzywiecki found a spot in the record books with a two-run homer — her 19th of the season — in the seventh inning of the Division 1 tournament at Livonia Stevenson, The Farmington Observer reports. Farmington Hills Mercy won the game, 7-0.
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“It just shows that my hard work has paid off,” Krzywiecki said. “I know I can produce good numbers if I put a good swing on it, and that’s what I’ve been working on.
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Three players shared the old record of 18 homers in a season: Madison James, of Romeo (2015); Camri Grace, of Williamston (2014) and Melinda Van Gillis, of Pentwater (1979).
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