Here is a quote from a softball book from 1990:
"Most high-level baseball pitchers throw a high percentage of fastballs. This is not the case in softball. Pitching at the collegiate level of softball usually involves the mastery of 5 different pitches (fastball, rise, curve, drop, change-up). The fastball is not as effective as the other pitches and, therefore, is not thrown as often as it is in baseball."
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Softball-Pitching-Mechanics-Description/dp/0697110583
(That may be a hello elbow on the cover. Also the analysis of the circle is interesting, but these are separate discussion.)
Please post an example (documentation would be nice). I know that a pitcher in regionals from maybe 2009 at Jacksonville State had only a fastball and change up.
"Most high-level baseball pitchers throw a high percentage of fastballs. This is not the case in softball. Pitching at the collegiate level of softball usually involves the mastery of 5 different pitches (fastball, rise, curve, drop, change-up). The fastball is not as effective as the other pitches and, therefore, is not thrown as often as it is in baseball."
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Softball-Pitching-Mechanics-Description/dp/0697110583
(That may be a hello elbow on the cover. Also the analysis of the circle is interesting, but these are separate discussion.)
Please post an example (documentation would be nice). I know that a pitcher in regionals from maybe 2009 at Jacksonville State had only a fastball and change up.