The Last Inning (July 19, 2022): Spotlighting Arizona Prospect Alexis Cerio Plus Triple Crown Southeast Nationals Champions and More

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EXTRA EIITE SPOTLIGHT: ALEXIS CERIO

2026 RHP/CF/SS Alexis Cerio recently taked to Extra Inning Softball about Explosion AZ 14U-Cerio/Kemper, leadership and work ethic, picking up velocity, silencing doubters, PGF Nationals, what she’s looking for in a future college, Rachel Garcia, Dora the Explorer and playing softball into the early morning…

EXTRA ELITE SPOTLIGHT Q&A

Name: Alexis Cerio
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
High School: Hamilton High
Club Team: Explosion AZ 14U-Cerio/Kemper
Graduation Year: 2026
Height: 5-foot-7
Position: RHP/CF/SS
Nickname: Lexi
Twitter: @AlexisCerio11
Honors: MVP Award for AFA National AZ Qualifier.

Travel Ball Fall Stats: Pitching — 5-2, 4.51 ERA, 52 IP, 13 Ks; Hitting — .380 AVG, .400 OBP, .500 SLG, 8 doubles, 2 triples and 12 RBIs.
Travel Ball Spring Stats: Pitching — 5-0, 3.63 ERA, 27 IP, 18 Ks; Hitting — .457 AVG, .525 OBP, .943 SLG, 9 doubles, 4 triples, 11 RBIs.

Tell us about your travel team/organization and how you became involved with them?
Explosion Softball is considered one of the nation’s top elite travel teams that participates in some of the most competitive tournaments across the US. My team was previously under the AZ Killer Bees organization and the coaching staff felt Explosion would be great exposure and be part of Bret Denio’s elite organization with top coaches, including Bobby Flores and Donnie Hagberg.

What do you bring to the team?
Leadership, big energy, fun sense of humor and work ethic. I lead by example on and off the field by instilling my core values in my every day.

What area are you focusing on/trying to improve this summer?
Picking up velocity on pitching and working on my spins, so I can be even more efficient and the results I want for each pitch. I have really fast hands and it is hard to let the ball travel. I have improved on hitting different pitches and have worked to keep my hands back by waiting on the ball to hit the outside change-up.

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