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AUBURN, Ala. - Courtney Shea doesn't need a radar gun to confirm Auburn's emphasis on pitching velocity. She can see it firsthand each time she looks at her red palm after catching Auburn's pitchers.
"They're definitely throwing harder," Shea said. "I can feel it in my hand."
Coach Mickey Dean places a premium on strikeouts from Auburn's pitchers, and stolen bases when the Tigers are at bat.
"Hopefully we'll get Vic around the bases a lot more," Shea said of fellow senior Victoria Draper, who is 18-for-20 in career stolen bases.