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2019Dad - our older son only threw a 2-seamer back then. He liked it cause it had more run on it. Didn't seem to matter to coaches or scouts, but he was consistently over 90 w/ that 2-seamer. Usually a 4-seamer is a little faster.

2-seam vs. 4-seam - 2-4 mph difference would be a good thing.

Chico - Our older son throws 3 pitches (he is now a triple-A pitcher...briefly in the big leagues a few years ago - he was a D1 pitcher before that). Fastball around 94-95, Changeup around 86-87, curveball around 81-82. 3 directions, 3 speeds. I don't remember the differences in HS or college. He was 2-4 mph slower then, I believe they all scaled down in a similar manner. But comparing someone who reached a high level of baseball might not be fair for the normal D1 pitcher.

7/19/1811:35 AM

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