I found these notes on a website and thought it was such good info I wanted to pass it along to this year's college NLI hopefuls.
What Scouts are looking for in a pitcher:
Fastball
Movement of pitch, velocity of pitch
Breaking Ball
Type of spin and break, depth of break (proximity to hitter), deception
of release (how similar is release of breaking ball to player’s release of
fastball?)
Change Up
Movement of pitch, velocity of pitch (difference from fastball), deception
of release and delivery (how simliar is release of change up to a player's
release of fastball?)
Other Pitch
Combination of Breaking Ball and Change Up considerations
Control Ability to throw pitches for strikes
Skill Delivery
Balance, control of body, coordination of body, ability of upper and
lower body to work together, alignment to to the plate, plane of
shoulders, amount of effort exerted through motion, consistency of
motion, repeatability of motion
Arm Action
Path of arm out of glove, path of arm through release, speed of arm
through release, range of motion allowed and completed both out of
glove and through release, amount of tension present during arm swing,
consistency, amount of effort exerted through release
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