- Sep 3, 2015
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We played in a tournament recently (California for those wanting to know). Probably 20+ college coaches there watching. I sat with multiple college coaches and discussed pitching and the college game in general. One took their gun out and clocked 2 different 2023 pitchers because one of them stood out as "throwing harder."
Result?...60 to 64 top speeds. Our team rocked both of them at the plate BTW.
I'm not buying the "average is over 62 or 64 MPH" either. Just don't see it (confirmation bias).
I know of NAIA school commits throwing 62+ and D1 girls who are lucky to hit 58.
So many variables to decide where a kid goes to school.
The confidence of some people to say, the "average" is X is comical IMHO. Even worse for those that say you have to throw Y to be even considered by a D1 school. Data is data and the numbers are all over the map, and don't support the casual statements being tossed around.
Sorry for the rant. LOL!
I don’t want this to sound like a brag because I’m trying to prove a point, my DD over the summer had 83IP and 115Ks, and she cruises at about 61. Her team was one of the best 18u teams in the country.
You don’t have to be a flamethrower to be an effective pitcher. You don’t even need strikeouts, just outs. I know the perception is that your need to throw hard, but sometimes hard means straight and that’s not so good either. I do agree that college coaches are stuck on this as well.
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