It varies from batter to batter. A lot say it is the fastball high and in. I would add that yes it will vary depending on the batter's swinging tendencies. The best pitch will be one that should be a strike. Thus if the batter thinks the ball is not in his 'zone' and lets it go he's stuck 'looking' . The best strikes of course are ones that catch only a piece of the plate.
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I play softball so i should know ! The fastest pitch ever thrown by a woman was 80 something mph.
jakob lee Jones
95 mph
Yes, there are no rules in baseball stating what kind of pitch a batter may swing at. It wouldn't be wise to swing at a pitch thrown during an intentional walk, but if the batter wanted to it would be legal.
The fastball is the pitch most thrown and most hit in baseball.
it could.
A fastball is a type of pitch thrown by a pitcher.
It's called a steal.
It can either stand for Wild Pitch or Winning Pitcher.
No, a wild pitch is a wild pitch -- it is considered a mistake charged to the pitcher. An "error" in baseball is a fielding mistake. A pitcher can make an "error" but only on a batted or thrown ball.
Taken out of play and used for batting practice or catch drills.
Topping a baseball can occur when you do not get a very good read on the pitch. If you are looking for a fastball and a curveball is thrown, there is a good chance you will not read the pitch very well causing you to swing above the ball, either missing it or topping the ball. This can happen with any combination of pitches. That is why its always good to expect anything to be thrown.
One is thrown slow and the other is thrown fast.
The fastest officially clocked pitch was by Brian Jarrell at 72 MPH.
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An off speed pitch is any type of pitch other than a fastball of any kind. In other words, an off speed pitch is any type of pitch that is not thrown with maximum speed. Examples are a curve, a slider, a sinker, a screwball, etc.