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By Jeff Steers JTV Sports (April 21, 2024 7:30 AM ET) Western High School softball player Abby Nieswender says she critiques every at bat after each game. A GoPro set up by her mother Casie allows her to make adjustments in her swing. It must be working as the senior is hitting nearly .500 with five home runs and 17 RBIs in only eight games. But Nieswender is quick not to note that everything she has learned about hitting came from her mother – a former high school and college softball player. “My mom is the reason I hit the ball so well,” Nieswender said. “She taught me to stay disciplined at the plate.” The Western senior will only swing at pitches – with less than two strikes – that she can hit hard.  “We spend a lot of time watching film and critiquing what I can do better and where I need to improve,” Nieswender said.  The self (and mom) evaluations are working as Nieswender has signed to play softball at Aquinas University next fall.  “I love the campus, the coach, and they have the perfect program for me,” Nieswender said. “I plan to study pre-optometry.” The WHS senior…