- Oct 29, 2019
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My DD was a successful D1 pitcher. When she was pitching, classifications between A, B, C, Gold and Platinum didn't exist.
12YOA: PItched 2 or 3 games a week on a 12U low level travel team.
13YOA: PItched about 2 games a week on a mid-level 16U team. This was more or less a waste of time. My DD needed more game time to develop, but the coach wanted a fully developed 16U pitcher.
14YOA: Pitched 5 or 6 games a week on a mid-level 16U team.
15YOA: Pitched 5 or 6 games a week on a mid-level 18U team.
16YOA; Pitched 4 to 5 games a week on a top-flight 16U team.
17YOA & 18YOA: Pitched 4 to 5 games a week on a top flight 18U team.
Generally, her 13YOA and 14YOA years were probably the most important as to learning how to pitch during a game.
Wow. That is a lot of innings. I feel like my daughter could handle this without getting worn out. She has never complained of a soar arm or had any issues.
It's finding the innings that's hard. She plays a lot of softball, but about 25% of the time she is on the field she is in the circle. She would have to be playing 30 games a week to put up these numbers. She loves playing other positions and she is good at it. Honestly pitcher is probably her 3rd or 4th best position, but it's so fun.
When I asked our pitching coach if my daughter was getting enough innings she replied "The best thing to ever happen for my pitching was playing on a team where I was the only pitcher."