2019Dad posted:roothog66 posted:Here's an example. The pitcher here threw one inning. As you can see, his third pitch was a gb out that probably left the bat at 90mph. He ends up getting credit for a 90 on PG and is being touted locally as having touched 90. BTW, no way can PG catch all of these. I only caught it because I was watching the game and know the kid.
It's a good point. As a rule of thumb, if there isn't another pitch within 2 mph (maybe 3 at the very outside) of the high pitch, it's probably a batted ball. Unless, of course, that pitch wasn't swung at! ;-)
ive noticed in game logs now that they are showing the range, avg and top speed now so might be easier to discern. I would think over time as he goes to more events you could see how he threw at other events and figure out there is a fluke.
what have you seen in terms of how kids throw at PG events vs. in bullpens at home, varies? adrenaline adds a couple mph? nervous subtracts? I would tend to think they would try and put a few high throws on the board and then settle in to pitching throwing strikes, getting outs.