The story of Jericho Scott, the nine-year-old baseball player from a New Haven, Connecticut youth baseball league that was suspended for throwing a baseball 40 MPH .
+Dan Lasson Exactly. There were at least a dozen pitchers in 9U in the Bay Area, CA who throw over 50. 45 was average and pretty much batting practice for the better teams. Hell, we had two and we saw a team that had 4 kids hit 50.
+Dan Lasson My boy just turned seven and hit 51mph on Sunday. I am scared he throws too hard for his own good. He is 80lbs and really muscular which adds to the worry. I don't know if these young arms are capable in holding up with all of that torque.
Is everyone in this clip totally insane? EVERYONE 9-years-old throws around 40-45 miles per hour! And, how big of a total A-Hole is the announcer?! He said about the shortstop, "He's no ringer" after the kid made a great play and threw the ball high to the first baseman. First off, the kid made a GREAT fielding play. Second, don't put down children you dump (blank!)
Im 69 and i can throw a 420 mph pitch EDIT: after 11 months people are still replying to this comment and saying how stupid i am because its obvious that nobody can throw that fast. It should be obvious that I'm being sarcastic. Jesus i wish people would get some common sense...
Our pitcher on my Minor B team back around 1988...our 8 year old pitcher had a 60 mph fastball. He had a few no hitters, plenty of scoreless games and was the winningest pitcher in the state of Alabama in 1998 I believe. His fastball topped out close to 90 mph his senior year. I figured he should have been throwing mid 90s.
I was kicked out of a league at 8/9. I moved up in division. I was planned for scholarship at 12 (pre scholarship which means unofficial or under terms not yet acquired). It was a blessing.
I remember when I was 10 our rec department made a 9 year old play up, and he was on my team. We went to a summer camp at minor league teams park and he got clocked at 59 at 9'years old. He pitches in college now and throws in the mid 90's.
I know this is old but I remember seeing a 9 Year old throwing 60 MPH I was standing behind the radar gun and can remember his name when and where. He now plays for the University of GA.
jesus christ thse comments are cancer, its all a bunch of little kids bragging how hard they throw.. first of all i doubt they even got clocked.. second of all they're pretty much all lying, third they think they're hot shit cause they're like 12 and throw 60, yeah you throw 60 mph from like 46-50 feet away. you shouldn't brag about how hard you throw until you get 60/90 baseball. and honestly not until highschool.
TheLoneWanderer yes it is buddy. obviously you are like 10 and havent moved up to 60/90 yet. just cause you're mom signed you up for little league does not mean you are important. before you call me a piece of shit, you should remember you're 10. no one really gives a shit about you.
When I was nine 45 MPH was my basically a change up for me and my fastball was around the high 50's. I'm 11 now and when I measured my fastball on a radar gun it hit 70 at max.
My son is 8. He throws 54. His buddy is also 8 and throws 61. I've seen 2 other 8yr olds around Florida that can also throw in the 50s. Not impossible, but not common either...
At least the kid is getting active . A lot of kids can't put down a device or video game. That league should be ashamed . How do they think that feels now ,probably doesn't want to play again. Just because a kid is better than other kids doesn't mean they should not play.
I'm 14 and when I was 9 or 10 years old, and when I was playing machine we were hitting 60, 65, 70 Mph and hit it very well if someone can throw 40 then they shouldn't be kicked off the team
Sadly Jericho Scott was killed at 16 years of age by a drive by shooter outside his home. Seems like he was a good athlete and student. Tragic www.npr.org/2015/05/06/404739750/jericho-scott-promising-young-pitcher-killed-in-drive-by-shooting
I have 2 children 9 and 10 that play baseball and my 9 year old averages about 45 to 47 and the ten year old average around 48 . Some of the 10 year old pictures average about 50. It sounds like to me someone got butt hurt in the games that won’t let that nine year old pitch. It comes down to some players are train more and want to play baseball while some is just there because there parents play once. some just show up at practice to practice and don’t practice at home.
The arc of the ball from the pitcher is pretty steep. A 45 mph pitch from the Iron Mike machine at our cages doesn't have that much arc. Maybe it's just a perception difference? . Last Spring there was a 9 yr old girl who was throwing consistently between 50-53 mph from 38' away off a 4" high mound. She had one of the 3 fastest velocities in that division & went on to play All-Stars. My own 9 yr old throws in & around the zone, but probably closer to 38 mph... oh well... Those kids look younger than 9...closer to 7.
My grandson, at 9 years 6 months, was radar clocked at 57. Two months later in practice the hard guess by coaches who had caught him and kids that had hit against him was that he was breaking 60. He's pretty accurate and has struck out four batters in 15 pitches before. If you crowd his plate, if you get hit, that's your problem is the attitude.
I’m 11 and got a pretty solid 65mph. Unfortunately, I have terrible accuracy. So instead of pitcher I play SS. I never really practice baseball, and I really rely on my football talent. In football, I’m a great QB.
Bruh I went to the college World Series and went to the fan fest. I went into a bullpen thin to show how fast you threw and threw like 54. First of all, it was more like 60 and I threw like twice as much as him
I don’t care how old you are, if you can’t hit 40 mph, you don’t deserve to play baseball. And suspending a player because he’s too good should be a crime. Snowflakes.
I 11 and my fastball is 60 my change up is 40 my and last my fork ball is 45 and when we play for school some kids throw 80 and I hit that when I was nine we faced 55 and we killed that pitcher
What's the big deal? My now 10 year old was throwing 55-58 at 9. He is now throwing 60-65. 45? What a joke!!! He hits the machine at 65 consistently. and tears up pitchers at 50-55.
All these comments saying that they are 9 and throw 60mph, you don't. Im 11, and I throw 62. You don't throw in the 60s at 9, unless you insanely fat, tall, and extremely strong. which 9 times out of ten your not.
there is NO way the way the kids that are throwing in this video are hitting 45MPH !!! The ball is barely getting up to the plate and is falling down as it comes across the plate( In almost all these cases) . WOW..
I was 9 and I threw 57.6 MPH. Now I'm 11 and throw 70.3mph on the dot. Not trying to brag but Im untouchable. I have 6 no hit perfect games and my breaking balls are stupid good almost like Jake Peavy
