- Feb 15, 2017
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Here at PGF. Some buzz from one field yesterday about a girl throwing 60. A few pocket radars out, and one pitch did hit 60 during the 20 minutes I was there. They lost, first bracket game, won a losers bracket game then lost. No idea how much she pitched in total. So 1-2 and done. Sure she hit 60, but hitters were not struggling when I was watching. No movement. Change was erratic. Location was hard to tell from where I was. Pure gas can work in 10u, but in 12u it's gotta be location and movement to grow as a pitcher.
At Heartland Havoc Shootout this past weekend I personally shot the Bandit 12u pitcher pumping 60 on the dot. Every pitch. Effectively wild. Bandit 11u girl hitting 57-58 consistently. I know nobody wants to believe it but it seems that I see more numbers in that range every year. Has to be because of quality instruction and a true understanding of I/R by more. A few in the 53-56 range and majority around 50.
I see bigger girls muscling the ball with everything they have getting high numbers with avg command and then I see thin/long girls effortlessly pumping close to the same speeds with better accuracy....I know which one really gets my attention because their upside is much higher...
Just my experience with a pocket radar.