My son is a (2006) junior in high school and has had his fastball gunned at 85 by 2 college coaches in NC. Also, his high school team has 2 (2005) seniors that throw about 85 and 3 other juniors that all throw about 85. It's a true 85 as I've seen HS pitchers who have thrown about 90 and are now pitching in college as sophomores. Having said all this, my question is: what will make the difference between all these pitchers as they compete for innings this spring in HS? Clearly, the HS season isn't long enough to satisfy them all. They all will play with good teams in the summer and get their innings there - but who will be #1, #2, etc...? How will it be decided? Do some good HS pitchers just lose out due to numbers?
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