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Angels closer Ben Joyce threw a 105.5-mph fastball to strike out Dodgers' Tommy Edman, making the pitch the fastest recorded to fan a hitter and third-fastest overall.
While the teams are most often segregated by sex, coed fast-pitch leagues also exist. Considered the most competitive form of softball, fastpitch is the format played at the Olympic Games . Softball was on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) program in 1996 , 2000 , 2004 , 2008 , and 2020 .
Born Myrle Vernon King in Walla Walla, Washington, he played softball for much of his early life, and turned his attention to the sport full-time following an enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps.
The fastest pitch officially recognized by MLB was a 105.8 mph four-seam fastball thrown by Aroldis Chapman on September 24, 2010. [14] Since the mid-2000s, MLB has observed a significant increase in fastball velocity among pitchers. In 2008, the average four-seam fastball velocity in the MLB was below 92 mph.
With a 105.5 mph fastball to strike out Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Tommy Edman, Joyce came 0.3 mph shy of throwing the fastest recorded pitch in MLB history.
With the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament kicking off, here's a look at why college pitchers throw underhand, and why it differs from baseball:
The eephus pitch is thrown overhand like most pitches, but is characterized by an unusual, high-arcing trajectory. [2] [3] The corresponding slow velocity bears more resemblance to a slow-pitch softball delivery than to a traditional baseball pitch. It is considered a trick pitch because, in comparison to normal baseball pitches, which run from ...
Semerano was invited by the Yankees to pitch in exhibition games against the Japanese national team in 2018, with his fastball reaching 95 or 96 mph as he approached age 37.