I'm a 13 year old pitcher?

Question

How fast should a 13 year old throw his Four Seam fastball? I throw about 61. I have a cutter and a sinker that i love to throw because theres no wrist action. I throw a cirle-change as well. Once in a while i throw a curveball if a hitter has figured me out (i do practice my curveball though, I dont throw it spontaneously.) Anhyhow, I was wondering if I develop naturally and continue to lift weights and work on my stuff will I be fast enough to have a chance to be considered for college, or should i really work on my velocity?

Answer 1

My best advice is i knew too many young kids that threw out their arms early and never made it to college. Whatever you do, no matter how fast you throw, just make sure to always watch your pitch counts and remember that recovery is as an important part of training as training itself. An elbow injury at 17 that's permanent is not what I would want to see in your future like i saw in many others.

Answer 2

60 mph is a little above average for your age but velocity is not everything. You need to concentrate on location and placement of your fastball and change up. You're working on too many pitches. Greg Maddux was a power pitcher when he entered the major leagues. He quickly realized that location is much more important than speed. You are still developing and continuously throwing breaking balls will eventually effect your arm and velocity. Make sure your fastball has some movement and change speeds with location.

Answer 3

wow! I am 13 too, and I throw a 4-seam fastball, a 2-seam fastball, a changeup, a slider and a curveball. Only the fastballs are accurate. 61 is pretty fast for a 13 year old. work on your control

Answer 4

Well from my experience that seems good for a 13 year. You should probably practice at least 3 times a week for 1 or 2 hours on your pitching, do at least 20 laps around the diamond, do a little strength training you don't want to do to much maybe 30 pounds for 25 reps a night and keep practicing the curve ball. You want to be able to throw an array or pitches that are good so the scouts can see your a valuable pitcher. Keep it up good work

Answer 5

Do you really think you need five pitches to get someone out? You are asking if you have a chance to be considered for college, and the answer is YES, but only if you are good enough. Allow me to suggest what you need to do. Work on your fastball and one off speed pitch where you get to the point you can throw both over the plate most of the time and forget the other pitches. If you can do that, and get hitters out most of the time, the college scouts will find you and you won't have to go looking for them.

Answer 6

You're a liar. U don't throw 70 miles an hour, much less 98 MPH. You haven't 5 homeruns in your whole life. You suck. You're a liar. You need to get a life. You'll never amount to anything. Nobody wants to be your friend and your family probably talks bad about you when you aren't around. Enjoy your life.

Answer 7

60 sounds about right for someone your age. But there are some pitchers your age who can throw 40 to 50 straight 70 mph four seam fastball but dont over work your self

Answer 8

Im 13 myself,but i throw around 72mph,standing at about 5ft try developing a splitter, it looks like a fastball until the bottom drops of it.I throw my curveball as my out pitch.61mph is effective if you can get movement and have control.

Answer 9

Get Nolan Ryan's book "Pitcher's Bible"....He gives great details on training to be a power pitcher. If you are a decent pitcher by the end of HS you will have plenty of college options. Send video highlights to all the schools you would like to attend when you reach that age. Also be patient, and eat right. Stay off the garbage foods so your body develops as well as possible.

Answer 10

Don't think that speed is everything. Sure a heater is awesome for shaking the batter, but everything else is what makes college and even major league pitchers what they are. Don't neglect you speed, but don't put it on a pedistal above everyone else. I used to play ball when I was younger myself; I was pretty much the best pitcher at the fields. It was three up three down pretty much every inning. I was throwing pretty much the same speed as you at that age. Just work on everything and don't give up!