How fast shld ur fastball be to pitch for D-1, how fast for D-2, and how fast for D-3 colleges??

Question

and what are other pitching qualifications be for pitching @ the D-1 level, the D-2 level, and also the D-3 level???

Answer 1

The best answer is this... Speed matters only if it is mixed with accuracy, drive, and the right attitude.

The last ultimately being first on most coaches/scouts list. I have seen many scouts and D1-3 coaches go to a game to watch a certain player. Only to leave the field with his name crossed off the list because of his work ethic, attitude, and the way he handles his role on the team. Typically there is a new person on the list that excerted those atributes and impressed the coach.

I have seen a lot of good, high velocity pitchers who never make it to college and end up working there way through the minors. Many never make it out... they throw hard but are bone heads on and off the field. These guys never mature and come into there own as leaders.

Typically D-1 guys will be throwing upper 80's with a few touching low to mid 90's.

D-2 guys are typically low to mid 80's with a few touching high 80's

D-3 are typically about the same.

The key here is this is where they are at the begining of there collegiate careers. Many coaches will look for guys they think they can work on... they may spot a tendency in the throw they can correct and build the players arm and accuracy,

THe same goes for the pro's. There is also something to be said for experience. Pro's and Colleges alike will look at a player coming from warm weather states (year round ball) and see a kid with 5-7 years more experience than a guy from a northern state that plays a fraction of the games that a warm weather state player would. Pro's and Con's Pro - More experience for the warm (Calif., Texas, Florida) weather player. Con - Arm might be overworked and bad technque could make it vulnerable to injury. Pro's for the cold weather state player are a fresher arm. Con's less experience and exposure.

The reality is this... Your attitude, hustle, and work ethic on and off the field will get you to a D-1 school even if you are three or four miles per hour slower than the basket case.

If you want to build speed work on your long toss regimen in the off season and consider hiring a competent pitching coach to evaluate your technique or attend some of the high level pitching clinics. I highly recommend Tom House's program. Well tested and clinicaly sound advice.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

There are no "qualifications" to pitch at any level Little League to Major League. When I went o a D-1 school, I was a starter who threw 78-83 MPH, by the time I left college I was throwing between 87-90 MPH, and by the time I got hurt playing pro ball I was throwing 90-92. Velocity has nothing to do with success. You think Greg Maddux will be in the Hall of Fame in 7 years because he throws hard no way. He hits his spots and has great movement.

Answer 3

Firstly, speed doesn't matter as much as your accuracy. Also you should be able to throw some pitches with good movement. If fastball is your only pitch, you should throw it in the 90s, and be very accurate for any chance at playing college ball. Unless you can throw in the high 90s, you need to have good movement, as well as offspeed pitches, in addition to your fastball, to have any kind of a successful career.

Answer 4

The only qualification is that the college must believe you can get hitters out. They have been a great number of successful college pitchers that throw in the 70's.

Answer 5

80-90 mph

Answer 6

in the upper 80s and above. The faster, the better.