40 Feet AGAIN

[_MIA_]

Jordyn Bahl says she uses 2 grips and throws 3 pitches. FB, DB and RB. Same grip for FB and DB. I thought you need 6 or 7 different pitches to compete! LOL

If she didn’t leap she would need at least 10 pitches…

 

[radness]

Mixin' speeds...

 

[Fury_Mike]

With all due respect to an accomplished catcher who understandably may have limited knowledge of high level pitching mechanics please consider the following:

1) A properly thrown fastball (IR) has a specific spin and significant movement. This is covered in great detail by Board Member and other experts in the Softball Pitching section of this site.

2) A properly thrown fastball (IR) should be a pitchers fastest pitch. If not the pitcher probably needs some work on their mechanics.

3) The idea that a pitch called a fastball is expected to have no movement is a myth from the white ball era that unfortunately still persists. The corollary to this is that high level pitchers never throw fastballs.

4) I am at a loss as to why any decent pitcher would intentionally throw a pitch that does not move.

5) I have yet to see a pitcher with correct mechanics throw the Riseball or Curve faster than their Fastball. If you examine the mechanics of the 3 pitches you will find that properly thrown this is not possible.

Spot on!

 

[Rolling Hard]

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Mixin' speeds...

Interesting, so she really has 6 plus pitches. Kinda. It was fun to watch the radar gun when Odicci Alexander pitched. You never knew what speed any pitch was going to be and probably the reason she was so effective.

 

[riseball]

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Had no idea that a pitcher was responsible for passed balls. Did somebody get paid to write that?

 

[radness]

Had no idea that a pitcher was responsible for passed balls. Did somebody get paid to write that?

Nice to read a pitcher giving kudos to her catcher...

 

[radness]

It would definitely take several looks for hitters who are used to pitchers throwing 70mph from 43 ft to adjust to 70 from 40 ft. That would be comparable to MLB pitching coming at you at over 100mph!

Facing pitchers like Michelle Granger who could/did break 70mph from 40 ft.
(Even less reaction time for batters than that of MLB)
Can still remember some batters that would get in the box and be shaking.

A really neat thing about travel ball~ that even though there is a mixture in Talent levels,
there is still the opportunity for players to get the chance to face the elite in the game.