- Dec 19, 2008
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12U. Which is harder to gain, speed or control. My 12 year old daughter (5'3", 105 lbs) has impeccable control. I see it, her coach says it, her pitching coach says it, and other parents on the team say it. But, her speed is lacking.
1st game in tourney yesterday, she had no hits against her until the 4th inning (we have awsome defense), 5 or 6 strike-outs, and 3 of those went down looking. Ended up winning 7-2. We played that same team again later in the day, and they were hitting just about everything she threw. It was due to lack of speed.
They brought in another pitcher who threw real good in our 2nd game of the day (using speed). When she came in this game, she walked, and walked, and walked, and hit batters as well.
We had played that team 3 or 4 weeks ago, and they beat us 3-1, with DD pitching.
I would like to see more speed (with her control) out of my DD. We have tried, and tried. Is this something we have to wait on? In other words, could this just be as fast as she can pitch for her size and age?
1st game in tourney yesterday, she had no hits against her until the 4th inning (we have awsome defense), 5 or 6 strike-outs, and 3 of those went down looking. Ended up winning 7-2. We played that same team again later in the day, and they were hitting just about everything she threw. It was due to lack of speed.
They brought in another pitcher who threw real good in our 2nd game of the day (using speed). When she came in this game, she walked, and walked, and walked, and hit batters as well.
We had played that team 3 or 4 weeks ago, and they beat us 3-1, with DD pitching.
I would like to see more speed (with her control) out of my DD. We have tried, and tried. Is this something we have to wait on? In other words, could this just be as fast as she can pitch for her size and age?