Those aren't the numbers to be competitive, I was as surprised as every one else actually, the talent I have seen from the top 05 teams and players this year blew me away. I am in So Cal, but I will say we played a team form GA and TX this year and they were very good, with pitchers who threw...
You dont have to throw that hard to be competitive in 10U at all, but the top teams we played against had at least one girl, in some instances 2 that were over 52, and yes there are still some good teams with pitchers who throw in the mid-40's, actually my team would rather face a faster...
At PGF this year in Huntington Beach there was a kid who hit 61 from Indiana she is on the on the TN Mojo team that won it all, a kid throwing over 53MPH is not unheard of in 10U out here. There were at least 10 kids at PGF over 52 this year in 10U, and yes my kid is a Jan 05 great softball...
Had to brag a bit, my girl and her team finished 2ND at TCS world Series in San Diego and finished 5th at PGF, she hit 2 over at TCS and one over at PGF. 12U here we come :)
At the 10U travel level, unless you are throwing 52-56 you will need to locate the ball, location location location and have an effective change up, even if you dont throw it for a strike all the time, just let the other team know you have one, and the need to look out for it and respect it...
An unexpected bunt is a great bunt, number 3 hitter hits a triple, clean up batter comes up, corners are playing back, she drops down a bunt, we score, win 1-0 and go to Championship game at TCS World Series.
These are the same post that were being made about Burfict and his dirty or hard play as a player in high school in Corona, sad to see he has not matured at all from then.
I feel your pain, My daughter plays for a organization that is Mizuno sponsored, We had just got a new CF 6 before she joined the team, and decided to sell it, but I will say the Nighthawk is a very good bat, I had my doubts at first, but it is a good bat. Usually when an organization is...
She has always played up, this is her first year staying in her age group, found a good group of girls her age to play with, physically there is no question she can play up, but still needs some work on staying calm and cool in the circle, so she is playing with her age group, it always helps...