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During a rain delay in a Cardinals game last week, a spot aired comparing swinging at a baseball thrown by a major league pitcher and a softball thrown by a female fast pitch softball pitcher.
The girl won every time.
They cited the usual reasons: pitcher being closer to the batter, different trajectory; however, they made softball seem sort of namby-pamby compared to baseball, with 70 mph pitches compared baseball's 90 +
However . . .
in answer to a question: What is the fastest pitch measured, and who threw it?
here are the answers:
Eddie Feigner (softball) - Feigner's fastpitch was once timed at 104 mph
also: Joan Joyce. 1958-1966, threw pitches recorded at more than 110 miles per hour, and up to 116 mph, while pitching for the Orange (CA) Lionettes and the Raybestos (CT) Brakettes.
while the best baseball pitch? : Nolan Ryan. His fastest pitch ever thrown was clocked at 101.4 miles per hour.
That's the best information I can come up with, from What is the fastest pitch measured, and who threw it? | Answerbag.com
Point is, it would seem baseball people don't want to be one-upped softball, seeing that game as a "girls' game". But if you have ever witnessed a fastpitch game, you see the game quite differently. Those gals and guys are some of the best athletes, and the game is just as physical as baseball. I really don't think many people want to bat against many of these fastball pitchers.
Now, that's really playing hardball.
