Except for that one small grin during her fourth-inning home run trot, Schwartz wore the same expression whether she was rounding the bases with another home run, striking out another batter or giving up one of the Knights' two base hits.

It's not that Schwartz doesn't enjoy her success, but she said being part of the team and doing what she can to help the Storm succeed is so much more rewarding for her.

The 32 home runs, one more than 2017 graduate Jessica Bren hit for the Storm? That's nice. The 600-plus career strikeouts? That's nice, too. But what will she remember most after she graduates from Chanhassen High School this spring and turns her attention to Big Ten softball and a college education at the University of Minnesota?

"I don't know," she said. "We just have a super good dynamic on this team, the chemistry is amazing. That's my favorite thing."

False modesty? Not if you ask Storm coach Joe Coenen.

"In my 13 years here, we've had some really good teams and some great players," Coenen said. "Syd is the best teammate we've ever had in this program."

Schwartz dominated the Knights on Wednesday. She struck out eight of the first 10 batters she faced, many of them swinging awkwardly or lunging prematurely at a changeup that clocks in at about 20 mph slower than her fastball.

With her size and her imposing statistics, an onlooker might expect Schwartz to be a power pitcher who puts batters away by overpowering them. But Schwartz has a large assortment of pitches and she uses them smartly. She says her change of speed is her greatest strength as a pitcher.

"She keeps people off balance," Coenen said. "I don't even know how many pitches she has."

She has five, coach. A fastball that has been clocked in the mid- to high-60s, a changeup, a dropball, a riseball and an off-speed riseball. She said she's comfortable throwing any of those pitches at any time.

Schwartz said she would like to break her single-game high for strikeouts, which is 12. If she hadn't been so proficient at the plate on Wednesday, she might have had the opportunity against the Knights. The game was ended after five innings because of the 10-run difference.

But hitting, too, has been nearly automatic for Schwartz. She now has 10 home runs in just 38 at-bats this season. She's hitting.657 with 25 base hits and has 25 RBIs.

But those are just numbers. There are still games to play, and plenty of lunchroom sessions with her Chanhassen teammates.