FiveFrameSwing
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WillyT ... good input right there. A hitter that can not detect early, both the 'location' and 'speed' of a pitch, is at a significant disadvantage.
Regarding Cat's changeup, probably more accurate to call it an off-speed drop, around high 50's.
FWIW, Meg Langenfeld (UCLA/Team USA) pitcher who was MOP (most ouststanding player) in 2010 WCWS threw 80% screwballs in the post season. It was her best pitch.
Maybe at the men's elite professional level you can't throw screwballs and curves/drop curves but they seem to be pretty effective at the women's level. More of a question than a statement.
Sluggers ... IMO you moved some important information out of this thread. The better one understands the importance of the 'inside-out' swing, and how a hitter needs to correctly establish this early in their swing, the better it can be appreciated that curve-balls (including pseudo curve-balls) and screw-balls (including pseudo screw-balls) are effective pitches.