Average Pitch Speed for Senior in H.S

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I was under the belief that while california and florida are very big baseball states, the improved skill level was minimum and that Long Island is actually rising and becoming one of the largest scouted areas in the nation.

Kids in the Northeast are now aslo getting more exposure than they did before--- when I was a kid none of the locals went away to college-- they played theire college baseball at Maine, St Johns, LIU (yes LIU was a regular back then at the CWS) etc

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I'm a Senior in Highschool and I'm constantly throwing between 87 to 90 m.p.h. and I've been clocked with a Jugs radar gun more than once, and over the past 2 seasons

the question is average velocity of a hs senior, not what you throw.

Ek6
I apologize for I forgot to finish before sending, the average speed of a pitcher from my area is roughly 78-83 mph not 70-75 as mentioned by others in this forum, for that is extremly low for many highschool pitchers, as that lower speed is comparable to many pitchers in grades 8, 9 and 10

75-80 average for a high school varsity!!! 75-80 is freshman and jv speeds. I would say that the AVERAGE where I am from is 83 or so, but the best varsity usually has a couple kids throwing 85 on up. 14 year olds crush 75 mph.

Bob

Most of those speeds seem to be way too slow for high school. Our select teams for 13 yr old are 70 - 80. The 14/15 year olds are 75-84. The senior varsity players are 85-90+. I've clocked many of them myself with my Jugs.

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I suppose though if you averaged out all the total pitchers who can pitch on every team that the counts would go down.

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what's the distance your pitchers are throwing from? is it 56 feet or 60 feet 6 inches? I'm from up north, so I'm not too sure on how you guys down there split the distance, cause up here 13/14 yr olds throw from 56 feet and 15+ is regulation

The 13 yr old's throw on both 55' and 60' 6'' depending on where they play, all others on regulation. The speeds are clocked at release point so distance doesn't come into play as for how fast the pitch is. Distance would only have an effect on the batter that is closer to the pitch.

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Thanks for filling me in on that lil tid bit of info Chicks, now maybe you can help me out with something how many seasons do you guys down there play in a year, I've heard like 3 or 4 seasons is that true?

Doc,
They are off Nov and Dec, practice for hs in Jan, start playing again Feb. For high schoolers you have your high school season, then summer select and then fall select. Of course this means no football. For 13 and under they will start select ball practice in Jan and some will start playing tournaments in Feb. We always waited til March and end about 1st of September. What about you?

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Chicks my season (Junior League ages 19,20,21, but I'm 18, I got called up) begins in April and runs into half way through August, than I take sept/oct and part of novemeber off, and than I begin training mid Nov until April, Since we live in a cold climate we only have the one season which really sucks. I'll be in the Chat room for a while, sinc I've got nothing to do for New Years

Doc,
That sounds great! I saw that you were throwing 87-90, that is super. You are very talented. Just work hard and command that strike zone.


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Thanks for the support Chicks, and don't worry I'm working my butt off to make sure I get better and to make sure I keep control of the zone

From a good source......I looked at the max pitch speeds for '04s (seniors) at one of PGs 2003 Showcases. Out of 31 pitchers, five threw mid-to-hi 70s, 25 threw somewhere in the 80s, and ONLY ONE hit 90. The average for the group was 83mph. I assume the readings were all taken on the same day with the same gun. If you really want to see what the Joneses are throwing, visit PG and spend time clicking through their numerous Profile Reports - it's fascinating!!

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DOK...If you are 18, why aren't you going to college? If you throw consistently @ 87-90 you need to move. Find a league fast..are you a late HS player? Graduated? RHP or LHP? What about the Canadian teams Ontario Blue Jays...Team Ontario? If you are 18, that is an age that is close to being done if you are not bound for college.

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Starzz
I'm turning 18 this Feb,so I'm still in grade 12, I am college bound forsure don't worry about that, I've got some choices for what college I attend. only reason I haven't been apart of team Ontario is because I'm from a very small town.

Sounds like you have a good plan....
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I really think most of you are thinking of the average pitch speed for the very top teams in your area. My team was 24-3 last year. Most of the season we were #2 in New Jersey behind the team that wound up #8 in the nation (they are also in our conference). Needless to say, it is very good baseball around here. The average speed on our team last year was around 80, and the average on the team ahead of us was probably 84 or so. Now there are also tons of teams that our JV team could probably beat, and their average speeds are somewhere in the mid 70s probably. Remember an average is ALL teams combined.

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Yeah well it does depend on where you play, I'm from one of the best pitching areas in pretty much the whole country, nearly every team in my district has a 2 or 3 guys that throws 90-94 range with a few who have touched 97-98. Last night i batted against a guy who was clocked at 96 throughout the whole game and he hit his spots. He is projected in the 3rd round of the draft. And just look up Bryce Harper, that kids a freak of nature