is my pitching arsenal good enough for high school baseball?

Question

4-seam,2-seam,developing splitter,changeup

Answer 1

You know I could come on here and say I throw every pitch in the book but that doesn't make me a pitcher-at any level.The key to being a sucessfull pitcher is right between your ears you have to know what you are going to do at all times on the mound.Location is the hurlers best friend,find out what that ump is calling today and throw it.Every umpire has a certain area he likes to call strikes at even if the pitch is a little low or outside,you get my drift.Find That use it to your advantage then let your talent take over.A good curveball is the best pitch you can devolop and it eats um up.

Answer 2

You don't really need an arsenal to pitch well in high school baseball. Spot your 4 seam and throw it for strikes, Keep your 2 seam around the plate (given that it has a lot of movement). The splitter you won't get near where it can or needs to be until after a few years in college, but high school kids don't see them a lot so that is a pretty good pitch. And i have found that in high school baseball an effective changeup is as deadly of a pitch as you can throw. Especially if you can spot it and you get some dip in it. It's good if you can locate and if your fastball isn't straight.

Answer 3

In High School all you need is a fastball with good movement and an off-speed pitch. Good control is the key in High School, plus a good amount of speed on the fastball.

Most High School hitters cannot see the rotation of the ball well enough to tell the difference between pitches, especially a four seam and two seam. Concentrate on throwing strikes, moving the ball inside and outside and varying the speed until you get into college.

Answer 4

I'd try to throw in a curveball or breaking ball of some sort. Location is a big thing too, you can't just serve up a pitch across the middle of the plate.

Answer 5

It's pretty good. Considering developing a curveball or slider or slurve. Something that is a good strikeout pitch. You throw a good curveball, and you will be unhittable.

Answer 6

It depends on how well you can locate your fastball. If you can keep your 2 seamer down and on the corners consistently then hitters will have trouble hitting the ball hard.

Answer 7

definitely, i had the same except a circle change instead of a splitter, and i averaged two strikeouts and inning. (a few too many walks though)

Answer 8

All you need is an ability to locate and change speeds.