9 YO Throwing 60

[Classof2020]

On the basis that I've gone to tournaments with the best teams in our state, and a couple neighboring states, and at 12U there were 2 girls that were about 60. I've seen the best pitchers in our area at 14's and there were a small handful that hit 60. The arguably best pitcher in OR at 10u about 5 years ago was throwing MAYBE 52 on a good day and yes she looked like a flame thrower next to the other 10u's who were throwing 42-46.I know they grow them big in the south etc. but I still call BS.

 

[Eric F]

Well Dr. Sherry Werner, PHD. Dr. Werner currently a biomechanics consultant with Sport Science Unlimited compared a 60 mph fast pitch softball to a 90mph baseball....so if I said I know a 9 yr old boy throwing 90 mph what would you say? I'll give you a few years for gender differences and let say I told you I knw a 12 yr old boy that throws 90mph what would you say?

Keep in mind that a 10U player is not throwing a 12" ball, which will change the comparison calculations. An 11" ball is lighter, has less wind resistance, and is being thrown from 35' (30'-ish release distance). I would certainly agree that this would be an exceptional case, but based on my own experiences in the real world, it's not out of the range of possibilities. Also keep in mind that this probably isn't an average-size 9yo. I expect that she's in the exceptional range for size, too.

 

[Sting Ray]

On the basis that I've gone to tournaments with the best teams in our state, and a couple neighboring states, and at 12U there were 2 girls that were about 60. I've seen the best pitchers in our area at 14's and there were a small handful that hit 60. The arguably best pitcher in OR at 10u about 5 years ago was throwing MAYBE 52 on a good day and yes she looked like a flame thrower next to the other 10u's who were throwing 42-46.I know they grow them big in the south etc. but I still call BS.

I pmd you did you get it?

 

[Eric F]

On the basis that I've gone to tournaments with the best teams in our state, and a couple neighboring states, and at 12U there were 2 girls that were about 60. I've seen the best pitchers in our area at 14's and there were a small handful that hit 60. The arguably best pitcher in OR at 10u about 5 years ago was throwing MAYBE 52 on a good day and yes she looked like a flame thrower next to the other 10u's who were throwing 42-46.I know they grow them big in the south etc. but I still call BS.

Okay. So, because your talent pool doesn't include anyone that throws nearly that fast, you're calling it impossible? Things I have personally seen tell me differently. Believe what you wish.

 

[djcarter1966]

I'm assuming the girl has matured faster than other girls her age and is probably closer to the size of most girl 16 yr olds and also has excellent mechanics.

Even given all that it would be interesting to put the radar on it as Eric mentioned an 11" ball might be helping a little as well as 30ft at release giving the illusion of speed...it would not impact exit speed from the hand but reaction time pushing her back 8ft would help hitters adjust...I would still guess solid 50s is probably her average speed.

 

[JJsqueeze]

Just once can't the yearly phenom thread be about a knee buckling CU or a 1 foot breaking ball? Does it always have to be a toddler throwing 60?

 

[JJsqueeze]

FWIW I believe it is possible....but then again who cares? Give me a pitcher with decent speed and great STUFF!

 

[Top_Notch]

Highly doubtful.

 

[MNDad]

Sure it’s possible. Most girls that hit 60 do so with a gun that reads 55, but really means 60 because the gun is always 5 mph low. In this case the gun probably read 48, but it’s a cheap knock off that always reads 12 mph slow so she really threw 60.

 

[coach james]

I just watched a video of this kid. She is absolutely huge for a 9 yr old.... I watched her on the ubersense video app. With the balls trajectory moving up out of her hand, plateauing, then dropping. (approx. 32' from release to mitt) Based on my experience, it looks to me more like low 50's... Nuntheless, extremely impressive kid for sure. But I'd have to see it in person with a dozen radar guns (preferably not operated by grandpa radar) on her to believe its actually 60 mph. She has amazing mechanics. Very firm total body control, great IR, and can hit spots at 9.... Sting Ray did some math based on traveled distance calculated by frames per second etc. and came up with the numbers of approx. 57 mph. I'm not calling BS on him or his math, cuz I'm really bad at math, but I am however calling this kid is a read deal stud. Just not quite 60... not yet anyway