55 is still above average at 14U. The girls that get pounded at that speed are getting too much of the plate. 60+ isn't that big of deal against those teams because they see it all the time. What they don't see are pitchers with pinpoint accuracy. Moving the ball up and down just outside the corners would baffle even the programs you mentioned. Add a little movement and change of speeds and she'd do just fine against their 18U teams.
We faced Mercado's, Ohana tigers, Batbusters, Sting, all top teams on the west coast. They didn't have dominate pitching. But we have very good arms... we have 3 kids who could spot a ball within an inch and they got hit. And our kids have game speed at 60..
There is just a different level of ball that not a lot of people know about. I know I didn't. They foul off anything close.. and then they hit.. single after single. Not driving balls in gaps just hard hit balls.
This week 2 of our kids are at the usssa futures and have given up a total of 2 hits long with 37Ks in 17 innings. These girls are legit D1 prospects and when they faced West Coast high level hitting they got hit around. No one will tell me that 55mph pinpoint pitching would beat these kids. Not after what I saw.
And they have good Change ups and change eye levels pretty well.
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