The Vega scouting report

I hope the Yankees are gonna keep an eye on this young right hander.

"She's very bashful, but very talented," said Jeff Sage, a Rochester firefighter and the manager of Katie's team, the Dodgers. Her pitching on Saturday mowed down the opposing Yankees in an 11-0 shutout before a stunned crowd of about 100 parents and friends in the bleachers of the Oakfield Town Park.

"I can't imagine being a boy that has to face her at the plate," said Eric Klotzbach, an engineer and the president of Katie's seven-team league in Genesee County. "It has got be a shot to the ego."

11-year old Katie Brownell faced 18 batters in the regulation six-inning Little League game. She struck out 18. She didn't go to a ball three count on any of 'em.

Oh, and she's batting .714.