anybody come up with an average second year PW pitching
speed, I know somebody on this board said 50 that seems a little low
speed, I know somebody on this board said 50 that seems a little low
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PeeWee Speed
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 VictoriaFastball |
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Posts: 7 (02/01/08 10:02:08) |
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Posts: 0 (02/01/08 10:58:29) |
Just looking back over the past few years
for 2nd year PeeWee fastball top speed has been - 56-58 Average speed has been - 52-54 Is Sarah Chow still pitching?? where would she fit in? |
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VictoriaFastball |
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Posts: 7 (02/01/08 11:30:18) |
Little Sara (5'11") is 59 all day just can't break the 60mph
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Posts: 0 (02/03/08 18:28:20) |
Doing some self-promotion
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Posts: 0 (02/05/08 07:52:15) |
Speed is great, but it's not everything. It's just like real estate: location location location. That and a convincing change up. How many Peewees are working on other pitches in the pre-season? Any girls trying to throw a rise yet?
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Posts: 0 (02/05/08 11:23:28) |
First of all, I doubt there is a peewee in Canada that can throw a real rise, and second- the rise is just a waste pitch- better to get command of the change and drop.
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related article | ||
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Posts: 0 (02/05/08 20:20:40) |
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Posts: 0 (02/06/08 07:46:56) |
I don't think anyone who knows the first thing about pitching would disagree with you that after learning to throw a strike, a pitcher learns to throw a changeup (25% speed reduction is a great target) then the dropball. It is inevitable however, that some of the top Peewee pitchers in the country will be learning how to throw a riseball in the next year or two. Whether they ever gain mastery of this pitch is another thing.
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Slick |
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Posts: 19 (02/27/08 18:23:47) |
There is a girl throwing 60 everyday over here. had the gun on her and it was 60, 8 times in a row...these girls are getting very good at such an early age,
raising the bar...
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Digger |
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Posts: 70 (02/27/08 18:58:43) Regular User |
Lisa Fernandez, order of importance. 1 location, 2 movement, 3 speed. Albiet this girl is young and hopefully, if not already there to some degree, the other
two will come. As a second point, would be interesting to see what the speed, location and movement is when actually in a game. Speed decreases of 5 MPH are
not uncommon from the practice to playing field, along with a proportional lack of command of the other two and most important disciplines. 60 though is no
doubt an impressive speed for a second year peewee in any case. I know of several that would have been within a mile an hour or two of that milestone over the
yars, but can't think of many if any who would have got there.
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Slick |
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Posts: 20 (02/28/08 07:21:29) |
so true, location, location, location. I knew a pitcher that was almost impossible to hit when he threw 48 mph. his location and movement, knuckleball killed
you. made you look like a fool. But then how many high and tight strike 3's have you seen, speed can blow them away too.
60 for this girl makes her change up that much more effective. |
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Posts: 1 (02/28/08 07:28:42) |
She's not alone -- there's another in this division who is into the 60's ... I'm looking forward to enjoying some good games this time around.
Let's hope the umps give these girls a consistent strike zone.
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Posts: 16 (02/28/08 07:57:45) |
Take away the 1 kid that throws 60+ and look at the next starter, maybe take her away also and look at the quality
of the next 1 or 2 in line, provinicals eat up pitchers better have it covered. |
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Posts: 2 (02/28/08 08:46:03) |
That's the fun of it! All the bragging in the world won't help in those big games. When we talk about pitching, it's gonna come down to control and
mental toughness.
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Posts: 21 (02/29/08 06:00:39) |
Depth of pitching on these Pee Wee teams is tough to have past your second or third girl. Hard to give adaquate pitching time with more than 3 pitchers.
Competativeness inside of these girls makes it hard for them to pitch every 4th game with 3 pitchers as most want every game, every inning. They need games not
practice to hone their skills and keep them sharp.
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Posts: 5 (02/29/08 07:03:46) |
Of course, with the threat of injury always looming, those other pitchers must be game ready throughout the season. Trouble is, it can be difficult for some of
these youngsters to understand their role on the team when they may not get called on often, but must still be ready to pitch when the get the nod.
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Slick |
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Posts: 22 (02/29/08 12:47:10) |
the girls are not generally the problem, parents want to know why their daughter is not getting the starts pitching but playing another position.
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Posts: 17 (02/29/08 15:34:10) |
shouldn't be a problem - just need to play 160 games, double headers every time out. Whats this parents
questioning pitching starts stuff? |
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Slick |
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Posts: 23 (03/01/08 12:49:52) |
LOL...you whack me right out...160 games, next year maybe when they are taking it easy. this year they have a chance to go to the show in Quebec so it's
164 games just like the bigs...LOL...and the parent questioning starts, not going to go there, but nice try,,,,,LOL...good to see you back oldnewguy
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Posts: 3 (03/05/08 10:52:05) |
very good article
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