How Fast Does Decatour Co. Stephen Gant Throw?

[broad_axe]

lemme add i didnt think we had 14 strikeouts

 

14 strikeouts or otherwise he went through the entire lineup like a circle saw through a 2x4 after the second inning!

 

 

I saw the gant kid sit at 88 at Pringles Park earlier this year. I saw him shut-out USJ and Lexington this year. I drove from Covington to see him throw against UC at Riverside ,and it was no contest. He is the

best pitcher for his age that West Tennessee has produced in many years. He totally dominated UC.

[nob4upost]

i heard he throws up to 107 mph on a good day... but what makes him so deadly is his 69 mph changeup that he will throw at any point in a count. also, he throws a killer slider and nearly unhittable knuckler. he has been scouted since he was 9 years old. good luck uc.... although, uc does have some tough hitters... stevie gosset is always a threat, and don't take their eight hole hitter, caleb long, too lightly.. this should be a good game.

 

It runs in the Gant family. Stephen's old brother Clayton would touch 110 mph on a good day.

[sellsman11]

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It runs in the Gant family. Stephen's old brother Clayton would touch 110 mph on a good day.

 

 

Surely you jest!!!

 

Clayton is a bad #### but has NEVER seen 110.

[nob4upost]

Actually it was 110.5

[makeAplay]

Actually it was 110.5

 

Pretty sure I was at that game.

[tradertwo]

Good thread,but a lot of bunk flyin' round too. First congrats to Gant, and all the Panthers on the title from a Scotts Hill fan....GREAT job, great team,way to represent the district(Adamsville too)! Now back to the subject at hand, does it really matter how fast it's coming if you cant touch it? Gant is still a kid,(soph, I think) and his stuff is NASTY! Give him two more years to mature and he should be faster still,but the movement of the ball,and the mental toughness of the pitcher to challenge,or to outwit the hitter is equally important. Ever see Greg Maddux blow down a lineup?Everything from 107 to low 80's has been thrown out there in response to the question,and the real truth is somewhere comfortably between those numbers, but the WHOLE truth is,get a bat,take your swings,and then tell me how good,not how fast Stephen Gant is.

[Pantherfan66]

I agree trader, in the championship game the gun said he hit 90 one time, and was at 88 and 89 all night. The ball was in the mit alot when the Bucs swung. The curve and slider also buckled knees all night.

[stman00]

Anyone know who gant and some of these other kids play summer ball for?

[Pantherfan66]

This whole team will play a few games together, I don't think they can play many though, due to tssaa rules.

[linedrive1]

rules are...no more than 5 kids from the high school varsity team can play on one team..this may just be for fall ball.

[Pantherfan66]

Yeah, I think the rules for summer and fall are different. Some of our guys play with some from Scotts Hill part of the time.

[TheEdge2010]

I scouted him this Spring for a few colleges, He has a good arm however in college without the presence of a hard changeup and being able to place to ball at critical times. We feel by the 3rd or 4th inning he would be finished. Ok High school pitcher, below Average college pitcher!