Reply to "High school pitchers"

micdsguy1,000+ posts

It didnt take long for the original question (How fast is average in HS varsity) to morph into "how fast does my son or his buddies throw." About par.

Fact: Average top out speed for a high school varsity pitcher is about 78, maybe a bit less. I've seen plenty of good ones who throw 70. Bet that 90% of HSs in the U.S. never had one 90 mph pitcher...ever.

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'Round these parts, 78 is well below average for the guys who actually get to pitch on a varsity level, and I would expect to see a 78 mph fastball tatooed pretty regularly.

Yeah, those 78s run into trouble often. But that's life for the AVERAGE pitcher. The question wasn't about future MLB first round choices.

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