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How fast should a 16 year old pitch?

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The range of pitching speed for a 16yearold is 69 - 80 mph.


Likewise, people ask, how fast should a 15 year old pitch?

Generally, 14 year old average cruisingspeedwould be about 65 mph. Average freshman pitcher (14 to 15yearold) cruising speed would be about 70 mph. Averagecruisingspeed for a good high school pitching prospect at 14to15 years old would be about 75 mph.

Also Know, how many pitches should a 16 year old throw? Pitchers who are 13-16 should throwamaximum of 95 pitches; 13- and14-year-oldsneed four days rest when they reach 66pitches, and 15- and16-year-olds needfour days rest when theyreach 76.

Thereof, how fast should a 13 year old throw a baseball?

The changeup velocity at this age is typicallybetween40-50 mph. The pitchers in the 13 and 14 yearold agegroup can be heavily involved in travel baseball,orfinishing up their Little League experience. A typicalfastballfrom this age group is anywhere from 55 mph (on the lowside) to 75mph.

How fast should a junior in high school throw?

75-80 average for a high school varsity!!!75-80is freshman and jv speeds. I would say that theAVERAGEwhere I am from is 83 or so, but the best varsity usuallyhas acouple kids throwing 85 on up. 14 year olds crush75mph.

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