I have read some of the doubting thomas experts on this forum so I will give more info. I said a girl from upstate SC hit 62-64 mph (on a radar gun in Tenn. 3-4 months ago). This was at a ? little league/babe ruth 12u regional semi/finals. This girl is 13 now, and is a lefty, and plays for carolina Elite (16u), affiliated with USC-upstate. This was told to me by our TB coach, who was the asst. coach on that team, who said someone else clocked her? college scout perhaps, she was known to throw around that speed before. Wont say her name here without her dads consent.
I then said ELITE travel ball pitchers in our area (SC/ southern NC,) throw mid 50's, and good TB pitchers 50, but have other pitches. My DD is 13, wieghs 85 lbs, and avgs 46-49 fastball, her best pitch is a somewhat natural screwball, that darts in on girls, at this age they have a hard time hitting this pitch. This pitch and her curve are probably few mph slower than her FB. She is 2nd-3rd pitcher on her TB team depending on the day/coaches mood/ and her mood She is considered change of pace by the coach because the other pitchers throw 3-5 mph faster,( they are also about 35-45 lbs heavier).
I then said ELITE travel ball pitchers in our area (SC/ southern NC,) throw mid 50's, and good TB pitchers 50, but have other pitches. My DD is 13, wieghs 85 lbs, and avgs 46-49 fastball, her best pitch is a somewhat natural screwball, that darts in on girls, at this age they have a hard time hitting this pitch. This pitch and her curve are probably few mph slower than her FB. She is 2nd-3rd pitcher on her TB team depending on the day/coaches mood/ and her mood She is considered change of pace by the coach because the other pitchers throw 3-5 mph faster,( they are also about 35-45 lbs heavier).