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Alabamabluezebra said:
"It is a pitcher's pitch. Is a low pitch that catches the outside corner hittable? Not any easier that the high pitch."
IMHO:
A "low outside corner pitch"? No, not hittable. An outside corner pitch on the low end of the strike zone (read knee--you pick B or A)? Yeah, definitely hittable. With girls at all levels using longer, lighter bats, taking hitting lessons since age 3, etc., it is definitely a hitable pitch.
With "C" all that can happen is a pop-up or wiff. Ocassionally a girl will get ahold of one, but rarely (on average).
With "B" or "A" on the outside corner they can do all kinds of things with it..ground ball, lift it to right field, push-bunt, etc. It makes the defense make a play.
I worked the first game of our state HS tournament last night. I called three pitches on outside corner at the knee all night. Rest of the time girls hit it. One girl bunted it; another looped it over F3's head. Another lifted it to centerfield.
Only once did I see "C" hit all night...and it was a pop up to short center.
IMHO, "C" is not a pitchers pitch. It a pitch you throw to try to get someone to swing at it...it's a waste pitch...either that, or you can't keep the ball down.
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