{"id":16468,"date":"2012-05-23T22:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-24T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16468"},"modified":"2012-05-23T22:02:26","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T05:02:26","slug":"new-zealanders-in-america-2012-zane-siolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=16468","title":{"rendered":"New Zealanders in America 2012: Zane Siolo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/New-Zealand-map.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/New-Zealand-map-300x294.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"New-Zealand-map\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16469\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/New-Zealand-map-300x294.gif 300w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/New-Zealand-map-1024x1003.gif 1024w, http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/New-Zealand-map.gif 1412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/thedugoutnz.tumblr.com\/post\/23643014191\/new-zealanders-in-america-2012-zane-siolo\">From the Dugout blog<\/a>, <em>cap tip Venita Hokai<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nZane Siolo<br \/>\nTeam:<br \/>\nNew Zealand : Hutt Valley Cardinals<br \/>\nAmerica : Topeka Toros, KS<\/p>\n<p>Softball in America in comparison to New Zealand is a more aggressive style of play. Its more hit in runs rather than manufacture runs, which has it\u2019s benefits but also it\u2019s weaknesses. Generally I haven\u2019t found myself pitching against teams who play the short game a lot or well. There seems to be a general mentality that big hits win games, which as a pitcher is interesting for me because it changes the way I throw to hitters in comparison to New Zealand. Junk pitches seem to be more successful, like a curve and change as most hitters are looking for hard pitches to swing away on. I\u2019ve also found a good rise ball really helps here as a lot of players here have either retired from baseball or grown up playing it and aren\u2019t used to balls going up.<\/p>\n<p>This is my 2nd year in America and I am really enjoying the lifestyle here. I\u2019m living in Topeka, Kansas, which gets very hot in Summer. Last year the hottest tournament reached 44 Degrees Celsius! I am currently playing for the Topeka Toros, who placed 2nd last year in the ISC II Division. I enjoy playing with the Toros as it feels like family when I play with them which gives me the drive to improve and develop as a pitcher.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thedugoutnz.tumblr.com\/post\/23643014191\/new-zealanders-in-america-2012-zane-siolo\">Click here to continue reading and for photo of Zane Siolo.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the Dugout blog, cap tip Venita Hokai Zane Siolo Team: New Zealand : Hutt Valley Cardinals America : Topeka Toros, KS Softball in America in comparison to New Zealand is a more aggressive style of play. Its more hit in runs rather than manufacture runs, which has it\u2019s benefits but also it\u2019s weaknesses. 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