Saw this game tonight at Dixie. Dixie was bouncing back after a tough loss to Ryle. Mason is improved. Megan James had a nice game for Dixie Heights going 3 for 4 and sending one to three different fields. Dixie's pitcher did a nice job. Dixie will be a contender in the 9th Region. They are very solid.

Saw this game tonight at Dixie. Dixie was bouncing back after a tough loss to Ryle. Mason is improved. Megan James had a nice game for Dixie Heights going 3 for 4 and sending one to three different fields. Dixie's pitcher did a nice job. Dixie will be a contender in the 9th Region. They are very solid.

 

Completely agree. Do you know who pitched for Dixie.

Dont have my notes but Number 34 wore a facemask. Hitting 53-54 with the rise

Dont have my notes but Number 34 wore a facemask. Hitting 53-54 with the rise

 

Have no clue if this is true but I have been told you can't throw a rise unless you are thowing high 50's or 60

Courtney Garrett pitched for Dixie, she's a freshman.

Saw this game tonight at Dixie. Dixie was bouncing back after a tough loss to Ryle. Mason is improved. Megan James had a nice game for Dixie Heights going 3 for 4 and sending one to three different fields. Dixie's pitcher did a nice job. Dixie will be a contender in the 9th Region. They are very solid.

 

Thanks for the update BGH. :thumb:

Have no clue if this is true but I have been told you can't throw a rise unless you are thowing high 50's or 60

Read the same thing, that is wasn't scientifically possible to throw a rise unless it was thrown close to 60. Basically it is a high screwball or fastball at lesser speeds.

From my knowledge of pitching is a rise isn't really the speed, it is the rotation you get on the ball.

From my knowledge of pitching is a rise isn't really the speed, it is the rotation you get on the ball.

That would be like saying a curve was a curve just because it had the right rotation but did not break. A true rise(a ball that jumps up near the plate) has to be thrown at a very high rate of speed. The pitch that a lot of girls like to refer to as a rise is just a fastball that is still getting higher when it reaches the plate and high fastballs can be very effective. Google riseball and see what the experts say.

It jumps up from the torque and rotation. I agree you have to have speed on it, but not in the high 50's. So you are saying a true fastball is a riseball if it is thrown at a high speed? How fast does a drop need to be thrown? Or a slider?

It jumps up from the torque and rotation. I agree you have to have speed on it, but not in the high 50's. So you are saying a true fastball is a riseball if it is thrown at a high speed? How fast does a drop need to be thrown? Or a slider?

I'm trying to remember this as I read it. It has something to do with how much speed is needed to make the ball actually jump upward. A true rise ball will actually leave the plane that it is thrown on, a high fastball will continue to rise from the time it leaves the pitchers hand until it either hits something or gravity starts to pull it back down but never leaving the plane it was thrown on. All other pitches may actually be more effective if not thrown too hard. If thrown to hard they may not have time to start their movement before reaching the plate only 43' away. Don't accept all of this for fact, just the way I have read it from scientists and some pitching coaches.

It still never says you have to have alot of speed to make it leave the platform?

I did read that if a girl isn't throwing in the mid 50's that it was too early to throw the rise ball. I don't know a whole lot about pitching, but from everything I've seen, speed is a key factor.