to keep the thread on-track: this is not about having a good change-up. there are plenty of pitchers out there that throw power-heat, in combination with a nasty change-up.
What I'm talking about, is a pitcher who not only throws mid to high 60s heat, and compliments with a low-50s Change;
but also pretty much lives on the off-speed pitch in the high-50s.
That's what Wilkinson does, and what I find so rare to see.
The fact that she can throw the majority of her pitches in that 56-60 range, against SEC batters, and be so effective;
is what I think is so cool.
What I'm talking about, is a pitcher who not only throws mid to high 60s heat, and compliments with a low-50s Change;
but also pretty much lives on the off-speed pitch in the high-50s.
That's what Wilkinson does, and what I find so rare to see.
The fact that she can throw the majority of her pitches in that 56-60 range, against SEC batters, and be so effective;
is what I think is so cool.