How fast was the Charlotte pitcher?

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It looked sub 55 mph. Was she throwing a drop ball or was it just gravity? If you tell me she was throwing 60 mph, then my theory of super slow pitching throwing us off goes out the window. I saw some unexpectedly poor swings from us that could be explained by the slow pitching.

Posted: 02/16/2026 at 07:47 PM ET

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How fast was the Charlotte pitcher? ◄ -- public knowledge Feb 16, 2026 at 07:47 PM ET

public knowledge • 02/16/26 07:47 PM ET

Someone who was at the game would know. I think she did throw over 60 some -- nkhooch Feb 16, 2026 at 07:50 PM ET

nkhooch • 02/16/26 07:50 PM ET

VT seems to struggle with lower-speed pitchers with multiple pitches -- UpperQuad Feb 17, 2026 at 12:08 AM ET

UpperQuad • 02/17/26 12:08 AM ET

I’m fairly certain she was in the low 60s -- VTChip Feb 16, 2026 at 07:50 PM ET

VTChip • 02/16/26 07:50 PM ET

Taylor is a great kid. -- philvt93 Feb 17, 2026 at 07:32 AM ET

philvt93 • 02/17/26 07:32 AM ET

That's what I was thinking too. Mostly average speed and a slightly better -- Nortazhokie Feb 16, 2026 at 08:03 PM ET

Nortazhokie • 02/16/26 08:03 PM ET

It must have been the tv angle. I can usually estimate speeds well. -- public knowledge Feb 16, 2026 at 07:55 PM ET

public knowledge • 02/16/26 07:55 PM ET

Did you notice Carrico's top speeds?** -- nkhooch Feb 16, 2026 at 07:51 PM ET

nkhooch • 02/16/26 07:51 PM ET

Low 60s but a change that was a killer - around 51** -- VTChip Feb 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM ET

VTChip • 02/16/26 10:40 PM ET