There's no crying in softball

[JefferMC]

Originally Posted by Skahtboi

Chances are, they clocked her with a gun calibrated for baseball. I have heard that many times from dads, moms, coaches....etc, but have yet, in all of the years I have been around this game, seen a 12 yo that can throw that hard. Heck, most HS kids don't throw but the mid 50's.

I knew of an 11 year old (who would now be 15) who was clocked at 60. Granted it was one pitch, thrown from a walk-up. Her "from-the-plate" speed was around 58.

I know of several area HS pitchers who regularly throw in the high 50's, one's an 8th grader, one's a 9th grader (above) and one's a 10th grader. My DD, who doesn't practice like she should, has been clocked at 56 a couple of times, though she normally throws in the lower 50's. The other 9th grader she shared her JV rotation with throws a few MPH faster.

You've got me curious... how would a radar gun be calibrated differently for baseball vs. softball?