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Anyone watch Lauren Delaney's performance last evening (Northwestern over Iowa 16-5)?
Well over 300 pitches in two games! Ill effects? She's probably VERY sore today, and I'm sure she used liberal ice/heat on her arm after the games.
But irreversible damage? I doubt it - not any more than a body builder does to their muscle tissue after max reps. First, she's very LONG and LOOSE (as previously said), and Mother Nature was very kind in giving her a very long whip, as she's 6' tall.
She'll live to pitch another day... and another... and another. Her ability is more than likely linked to two things: Genetics and proper mechanics/conditioning. I'm sure she gets excellent medical advice and treatment. But in her case, the fact that she pitches SO MUCH is the key to her stamina.
Not every kid could replicate this performance. My point is that a "study" is great and helpful in general terms, but you can't apply a "cookie-cutter" approach by stating what she did last night is dangerous to her health. It may well be to a kid with a different physical build and flawed mechanics. But for her, it was just another marathon performance.
Well over 300 pitches in two games! Ill effects? She's probably VERY sore today, and I'm sure she used liberal ice/heat on her arm after the games.
But irreversible damage? I doubt it - not any more than a body builder does to their muscle tissue after max reps. First, she's very LONG and LOOSE (as previously said), and Mother Nature was very kind in giving her a very long whip, as she's 6' tall.
She'll live to pitch another day... and another... and another. Her ability is more than likely linked to two things: Genetics and proper mechanics/conditioning. I'm sure she gets excellent medical advice and treatment. But in her case, the fact that she pitches SO MUCH is the key to her stamina.
Not every kid could replicate this performance. My point is that a "study" is great and helpful in general terms, but you can't apply a "cookie-cutter" approach by stating what she did last night is dangerous to her health. It may well be to a kid with a different physical build and flawed mechanics. But for her, it was just another marathon performance.