[dawgbyte02]

Speed will not win many games...if all you have is heat, you are beat! The young ladies listed in this post are all deserving of recognition, but if all they have is velocity--they will lose! Most teams down state use games with east Ky. teams for batting practice, regardless of the velocity. Hitters downstate view 56-58 mph as average. If you want to beat them, you better be ready to play defense. Case in point--everyone believes Conley is the best in our region--look at the stats from the 2007 state tourny and you will see that she is average at best. Bentley's strength was not her velocity, it was her control and her ability to break down hitters in order to throw to their weakness. She pitched a shut-out against Louisville Manual without striking out a hitter. She knew she couldn't overpower them, but she also knew she had one of the best defenses to ever take the field in the 15th playing behind her. She pitched her best game and frustrated a very strong offensive team. My point...there is so much more to pitching than just throwing the ball hard!

I agree 110 percent!!