- Nov 18, 2013
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I dunno-it seems if I used your definition then 30% of the pitchers would be A, 65% would be B and only 5% would be C. I never see pitchers at 14s out here that cant hit the broad side of a barn. Everyone I have seen in the circle is either accurate or fast. I have not seen a truly wild pitcher at all. The average 14u girl I see is 55 MPH and is not giving up a lot of walks.
Broadside of a barn was too much of an exaggeration. A better example would be you see a lot of walks and arcing pitches for 14U C.
We might just be interpreting speeds differently. If you’re talking a max speed reached 59+ would be close for 14U A. I don’t see many 14U girls anywhere near that in their game speed though. The average 14U I saw was more in the low 50’s and the ability to throw a majority of strikes. The good ones could hit corners. The top pitchers could do it in the upper 50 range. Most had a changeup and were working on one or two movement pitches. I probably have a different perspective with an 18U DD. I thought she was pretty good at 14U, but now I see how far she still had to go. Some days her accuracy is still all over the place and she wouldn’t qualify as an A level pitcher.