I recently came across an article called The Three Little Pigs and Softball Pitching and it got me thinking about how fastpitch softball pitching mechanics have advanced over the past couple of decades. Since the first Olympics in 1996, the sport of softball has truly grown. The growth of the sport combined with improvements in technology, has led to a much deeper understanding …
4 Times a Change-Up is Unexpected
So your pitcher is FINALLY starting to gain some confidence in her change-up! She’s locating it well, but batters are figuring it out. It’s almost like they know when it’s coming. Yes, it could be your pitcher isn’t disguising it as well as she could be, but maybe your pitch caller has become too predictable with it. Deception is a key component to pitching, and if the …
Virginia Pitchers win Division I and III 2017 Schutt Sports/NFCA National Player of the Year
In 2016 the NFCA began awarding the top player in college softball for Divisions I, II, and III with the Schutt Sports/NFCA Player of the Year Award. Now in the 2nd year of the award's existence, pitchers received the award for Division I, II, and III. However, two of the three recipients of the award were players from Virginia. BOTH were pitchers, and BOTH trained at OUR …