Fastest pitcher in the state

[redbaron515]

The Fox girl from McMinn County can bring the cheese. One of the better pitchers in the state this year- somebody needs to be recruiting her ASAP!

Does the girl have a name?

[softballfan100]

GPS has a freshman pitcher, Kaity Holloway. She has been clocked at 63-64. She takes from Beth Keylond-Randolph where most of the Chattanooga pitchers take lessons from. Soddy's pitcher Nicki Waters also takes from Beth. Both of them are strong on the mound with heat and junk.

[unioncounty]

As far as I know Michelle Smith holds the fastest time recorded at 72 mph. I read this a few years ago when the Olympic Team took gold in the Atlanta games. She has a ball named after her "the Worth K-Master" so I suppose she is the fastest ever recorded. 67 mph is the fastest I have ever heard from a high-schooler and that my friends is bringing it. My vote is for Megan Rhodes, Danielle Perroni, or the freshman #4 from Soddy, sorry but I do not recall her name.

[doc8]

#4 from Soddy is Nikki Waters. She pitched two perfect games on Saturday at Lincoln County. One against Forrest and the other in the championship game against Centennial. She and Stacey both did an awesome job this weekend! Congrats to all the Soddy players!

[BAMA08]

I can hardly believe how "fast" some of these pitchers throw. I mean I know there are some fast pitchers out there but this is the first I have ever heard of these player except for Brittany Johnson and I dont think she throws 67mph. I mean i was watching College softball on t.v Arizona vs. olympic team, Jennie Finch and Cat Osterman were throwing 67 mph. and thats as high as they got up to. I just believe some of these are exaggerated alot! I am a pitcher I throw almost 60 and i dont think its bad considering the size I am! But none of the little or hardly any Middle Tenn. teams get mentioned in the exception of Brittany Johnson who I have played against. But there are GOOD pitchers out there who just never get noticed who are just as good or maybe even better!

[Guest]

I was at Border Battle and had the gun on Meghan for 3 innings. The fastest pitch she threw was 61, but was consistently around 60-61 with her fastball. Her off speed pitches were slower and in the middle 50's. Of course her change up was much slower.

 

As far as Brittany Johnson, she doesn't throw 67. She throws low 60's and that is it. Had the gun on her.

 

On that note, one pitch at 67 doesn't mean a player throws 67. Ex. my neice threw (according to the gun) 68 when she was 14 (20 now). She hasn't thrown one that fast since then. She is consistently around 63.

 

I myself, had a daughter take pitching lessons at Club K and I take the "board" with a grain of salt!

 

My 2 cents worth!

[GbrierGB]

I have seen a lot of pitchers, and I still think that Megan Rhodes throws the hardest consistently... also, she has a rise ball that makes it hard for hitters to know what she is going to throw, and when she is going to throw certain pitches to them!

[overthefences]

Just because somebody doesnt throw 67 when you have the gun on her doesnt mean she doesnt throw that speed and throw it quite often. A lot of other factors need to be figured in . A females hormonal sytem goes thrown many changes throughout the month. When hormone levels like progestrogen,estrogen, LH and FSH change in a females body so does her athletic ability. Sometimes the female athelete will perform at peak levels, other times she will not perform her best. Hormonal levels affect athletic ability; it is a medically known fact. Also one needs to take into account how many innings the young lady has pitched that week, and how tired or rested she is. One other reason not to see peak speeds is during some games peak speeds are not what she needs ; she slows it down a little to gain more control. Other times speed alone may be what she needs to win the game. Good pitchers also know the advantages of changing speeds. The most successful ones do this ALOT. I know most of the pitchers mentioned on this board and the speeds stated here are pretty correct.

[Catch-22]

I have to say that Julie Harmon from Brentwood is the fastest pitcher that I have seen the entire season. She has the control to match and is only a freshman. I was very impressed by her.

[EzellSoftball04]

Catch-22

Julie throws hard for a freshman. We have a freshman that throws that hard over here, but she's not near as hard as Megan Rhodes or Brittany Johnson.

[abraham lincoln]

chelsa messinger... but we can talk about jennie finch instead.

[EzellSoftball04]

I just saw Cat Osterman on tv, she is so awesome! Her motion is so smooth. She threw a curve ball that was a strike when it crossed the plate, but ended up behind the batter. It was amazing! That is a good pitcher!