As a junior in high school, I have decided to play baseball for the first time since elementary school. I’d like to pitch, however, with my missed development time, I questioned the velocity of most high school pitchers. According to Ryan Weiss at ryanweissbaseball.com, the average high school varsity pitcher throws 75-85 miles per hour. However, some pitchers can range in the low-to-mid 90s, but that is quite rare. These speeds are just for fastballs, though. Most off-speed pitches and breaking balls are much slower. A good high school change-up is usually 60-75 miles per hour. Any good player better know it’s not always the speed that makes a ball hard to hit but the location and deception. Pitchers who don’t throw as hard as others do can get good at locating their pitches well. By doing this, they can keep the batters confused and ahead in the count. The result is this: anyone can pitch with enough practice.