What is the hardest pitch thrown by a girl?

1) Raine Padgham (83mph,134 km/hr)
She currently holds the record for the fastest pitch by a female player. The pink hair 15-year-old pitches the ball at the speed of 83 mph which is 134 km/hr on September 08, 2022, during the training session at Whalley Athletic park in Surrey.
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What is the hardest baseball throw by a girl?

The Guinness World Book of Records says the fastest pitch ever thrown by a female player was 69 m.p.h. (111 km/h). But Baseball Canada's André LaChance said he's seen a handful of female pitchers in the U.S. and Japan throw harder (in the mid-80s). Still, he said the pitch was remarkable — especially for a 15-year-old.
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What softball pitch is the hardest to throw?

The most effective and devastating pitch in softball is the flip changeup. It is also probably the hardest to truly command, as the release is completely backward and opposite of everything else you throw.
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What's the fastest baseball pitch by a woman?

The fastest baseball pitch by a female is 69 mph (111.05 km/h) and was achieved by Lauren Boden (USA), on the set of 'Officially Amazing' in Claremont, California, USA, on 20 September 2013.
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What is the fastest softball pitch ever thrown by a woman?

The fastest recorded softball pitch is 77 mph (123.9 km/h), achieved by Monica Abbott (USA) on 16 June 2012 in a National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) game for the Chicago Bandits against the Carolina Diamonds in Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA.
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Nastiest Pitches in Softball



Who threw a 108 mph pitch?

As a result, Aroldis Chapman is credited with throwing the fastest pitch in MLB history. On Sept. 24, 2010, Chapman made MLB history. Then a rookie relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, the fireballer unleashed a fastball clocked at 105.1 mph by PITCH/fx.
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How fast should a 14 year old softball player throw?

What's the average pitching speed for a 14-year-old girl in fastpitch softball? The average speed at this age is 46 – 54 MPH.
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How fast can a woman throw a fastball?

Pitchers throw the ball with an underhand motion at speeds up to 77 miles per hour (124 km/h) for women and up to 105 miles per hour (169 km/h) for men.
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What is the fastest pitch by a 14 year old?

Generally, 14 year old average cruising speed would be about 65 mph. Average freshman pitcher (14 to 15 year old) cruising speed would be about 70 mph. Average cruising speed for a good high school pitching prospect at 14 to 15 years old would be about 75 mph.
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What is the fastest pitch by a 12 year old?

Alejandro Prieto of Cuba set a new world record for the fastest pitch in U-12 baseball when he hit a 123 km/h (76.4 mph) ball against Mexico today in the Super Round of the WBSC World Cup 2019.
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What is the most nasty pitch?

1) Jhoan Duran -- 99.7 mph splitter, Aug.

Duran is the only pitcher in pitch-tracking history to throw a 100 mph "offspeed" pitch. His "splinker" -- a unique splitter/sinker hybrid that gets classified by Statcast as a splitter -- reached as high as 100.8 mph in this same game, but that one was a ball.
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What pitch is illegal in softball?

The five most common called illegal pitches in softball are crow hopping, re-planting, stepping outside the pitching lane, a pitcher's back toe losing contact with the rubber, and for the younger pitcher's failure to present hands apart when stepping onto the rubber.
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Why do girls throw underhand?

But for girls playing fast-pitch softball, such guidelines are rare. One reason is that softball pitchers throw underhand, a motion thought to stress the arm less than the overhand throws seen in baseball.
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Do boys throw harder than girls?

Numerous studies have demonstrated that boys throw balls faster, farther and more accurately than girls. This may be largely due to well-known anatomical and muscle-physiological differences that play a central role in overarm throwing.
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How Hard Should 14 year olds throw?

13 And 14-Year-Olds

An average fastball from this age range is anywhere from 55 mph (on the low side) to 75 mph. A pitcher throwing 75 mph is better than most people for this age, and their fastball is at a high school quality. An average changeup for this age is approximately around the 50-60 mph mark.
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How hard should a 12 year old throw?

11 and 12 Year Olds

The average fastball is between 50-60 mph. However, at this age the players may start to hit puberty, therefore it is not uncommon to see a pitcher throwing near 70 mph. The changeup velocity at this age is typically between 40-50 mph.
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How fast did Babe Ruth throw?

Ruth was an extremely skilled pitcher, throwing the ball at a speed of over 100 miles per hour. He was even faster when he batted, swinging the bat so fast that it looked like a blur on TV. In 1934, Ruth set single-season home run records and became one of baseball's most legendary players.
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How fast was Nolan Ryan's fastest pitch?

Nolan Ryan: 108.1 MPH

Nolan Ryan with a 108.1 MPH reading according to the doppler laser radar readings that were used in 1974.
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What pitches did Babe Ruth throw?

Ruth, wearing his Yankees uniform, shows how to grip and throw a fastball, curveball and even a knuckleball. When he demos his curveball, Ruth sends one lucky pupil to the plate with a bat -- and buckles his knees with a sweeping curve.
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Is a 110 mph fastball possible?

The fastest of them tops out at 105 MPH. WIRED examines why the 110 MPH fastball is almost impossible.
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Do taller people throw faster?

As you can see in table 1, the data show no evidence of a statistically significant correlation, for starting pitchers, between height (in inches) and any of the customary measures of pitching effectiveness.
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How fast do d3 pitchers throw?

Division III players have a pitching velocity of 77 miles per hour to 82 miles per hour on average. Along with this, coaches often look for Division III players to have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1:1 and an ERA ranging from 2.50 to 3.50.
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Is softball or baseball harder?

However, it is scientifically proven that softball is harder than baseball. The speed of pitches, the reaction time for hitters and fielders, and the distance of the field indicates that softball is indeed harder than baseball.
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How hard do d1 softball pitchers throw?

The average velocity for these DI pitchers is above 63 miles per hour, and some like Rachel Garcia (UCLA) are consistently clocking in at close to 70 miles per hour.
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