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Great trivia opk.Trivia: Parker grew up in Independence, Mo, just a few minutes from the Kauffman Stadium, and she was a Royals fan growing up.
Actually 70 mph is exceptionally fast and very few Softball pitchers throw it that fast.I can think of only two Paige Lowery of OU and Barnhill of Florida, 70 mph is difficult to hit as the distance between the pitchers mound and home plate is a lot shorter than baseball.Anyone know at what velocity Paige is throwing ?
I recall reading or hearing that the average velocity for female softball players is around 70 mph. These pitches on Paige's video look faster.
Anyone know at what velocity Paige is throwing ?
I recall reading or hearing that the average velocity for female softball players is around 70 mph. These pitches on Paige's video look faster.
Anyone know at what velocity Paige is throwing ?
I recall reading or hearing that the average velocity for female softball players is around 70 mph. These pitches on Paige's video look faster.
Here are the conversions for comparison, just to give an idea of the reaction time equivalencies. The pitching rubber is 43 ft in NCAA softball.... I wonder what the average distance of the release point might be
43 feet
to MLB 60.5 ft
Real Speed Equivalent
"Speed"
50 70
51 72
52 73
53 75
54 76
55 77
56 79
57 80
58 82
59 83
60 84
61 86
62 87
63 89
64 90
65 91
66 93
67 94
68 96
69 97
70 98
71 100
72 101
73 103
74 104
75 106
That's not totally accurate, because the timing isn't from the rubber. It's from the release point. When a 6'5 MLB pitcher releases a pitch, the ball comes out of his hand four feet or more in front of the rubber. A softball comes out of the hand less than 6 inches in front of the rubber. So it would change the ratio's a little. But it's still a short decision time.
Those MLB guys would be challenged to make any contact, without a lot of practice against the assortment of pitches that a softball pitcher throws. It's why Eddie Famer could go out there with a catcher and two fielders behind him, and pretty much beat all comers a generation ago. I promise, he was bringing it up there over 80. He hardly ever lost a game.
If I remember correctly, Feigner's played with five guys, including himself. Usually a pitcher, catcher, 1st basman and two fielders. And sometimes he'd pitch from 2nd base.