Best 12U Ohio Players

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As with the similar 14, 16 and 18u post you really need to break this down by position.

 

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I have to side with Rich, a 12 year old at 68???
not saying its not ture, what is the avg speed for a college pitcher, 65 maybe, your top pitcher may push 68 69.
If it is true, I want to know her pitching coach. ;D

 

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This is a tough topic - is a player that is 12u playing up at 14u considered 12u? If so, the Classics 14u has the best 12u eligible I've seen. She pitches, and plays several other positions, and can hit. We'll see her this weekend in Columbus NSA tourney.

The same is true for many other 14u teams with 12u eligible players - Valley Extreme, Miami Valley Express, Gahanna, Nightmare, etc.

 

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Watch S.S. Hawk from the Lady Charmers She glides, shae is something special

 

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68-No way

68 MPH from 43 feet is the equivalent of a 101-103 MPH Major league fastball. Is this 12 year old a 6'4 German girl. I bet she throws at best maybe in the mid 50's which is still very hard for a pre teen.

 

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68 at 12? I find it very very hard to think she even breaks 60 and that would be super amazing. I have a few awesome pitchers on my team that are not looking at 68mph and they are 15/16. Not saying you are wrong, but I would have to see it for myself with my gun and about 20 pitches. :

 

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She is playing 16u and the gun was showing 60 to 68, the other pitcher was at 45 to 52. she stands about 5'5 and maybe at 95 to 105,

 

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You had better get the gun checked. ?I think it is not working properly. ?I am not trying to be disrespectful or anything but, it doesn't seem logical if you think that the fastest pitch ever thrown in college was around 73-74. ?The pitcher from UCLA did this a few years ago. ?So a 12u throwing 68 seems really odd. ?If it is true she could play anywhere she wants when she graduates.

 

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What is the average speed for 12U, 14U, 16U? Or what speed should be expected out of each catagory?

 

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Do you think that throwing fast or throwing acurate is more important?

 

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Whether speed or accuracy is more important depends on how fast or accurate one might be. One without any part of the other is useless. Also depends on what level one is pitching. At high school or 14-U and maybe 16-U, I'll take the speed, everything else being equal. At 18-U or college, a pitcher really needs movement and accuracy or she'll get lit up, but she better have some speed as well.

As far as what speeds are average at 12, 14 and 16-U, that depends on what type of tournaments we're talking about. Assuming it's a normal Ohio tournament, I'd venture to say that most 12-U pitchers are going to be around 46-52, 14-U at 48-54 and 16-U at 50-56. Of course you'll see slower and faster than those speeds, but I'd guess 75% of the pitchers would fit in those categories.

 

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I agree with JoeA with the speed. My dd is eleven and she averages 50 mph. She works hard and because of that she is one of the faster pitchers in our area.

 

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We have some excellent talent coming up in Ohio! ?Who should Ohio be watching out for?

Pitcher, Shortstop, Infield, Outfield, Catcher and who do they play for?

That Shelby off the Cincinnati Flash is not bad

 

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A better heading for this post might be best 12U player you have seen this year who is not related to you, or on the team you are associated with.

 

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This quite possibly is the stupidest post ever presented.
The biggest reason for success at this age is the physical maturity index.
The best pitcher I've seen this season at 12U is a near-6-footer. Now, will she be twice as big as the rest of the players at 16U or 18U?
BTW, how many of the previously mentioned whiz bangs have gotten DI offers already?

 

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"Best" - I prefer "consistent".

 

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Bidtrain - believe me there have been MANY more posts that were much worse than this one...lol. ?The original post simply asked for "up and coming talent". ?No big deal really...it allows people to brag a little - no harm. ?I certainly feel my submission deserves to be mentioned, if in fact we are discussing it. ?Does it hold a lot of water...no. ?Will all these players get D1 offers...no. ?But from someone that has watched the game for a while it sure is fun to watch these kids progress. ?Believe me there will be kids not in the top third at age 12 that will be studs at 16. ?Watching them is great as well. ?Having a D1 coach in the family I can tell you that coaches that see young kids at camps or tourneys keep track of them.

orangecoach - good point. That being said my submission stands!!!

 

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OhioRays, once again your down to earth logic is much appreciated! If only those that are somewhat egotistical could see the light...lol.

 

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Most of us enjoys hearing about great talent and watching it. I beleive that these comments have nothing to do with college but who to watch this summer or who to take our girls to go see.

 

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luvdagam....Amen sister....