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High School Pitching Distance Moves to 43 feet
February 25th, 2010 at Thu, 25th, 2010 at 3:59 pm by Theresa CrowleyThis year the WIAA has adopted the early implementation of the 43 ft pitching distance. The rule will go into effect for all high schools playing under the National Federation of State High School Associations fastpitch rules next year. The previous pitching distance was set at 40 feet at the high school level.
What does this mean for the upcoming season? High school teams who are fortunate to have pitchers that have already been pitching at the 43 feet distance in travel ball will definitely have the edge. Not to say the others can’t catch up, but they will need to throw some games to get adjusted to the new distance.
The pitchers who master their breaking balls at 43 feet will have the edge. The hitters who have been hitting at 43 feet will also have a better eye for the late breaking pitches.
Theresa Crowley Theresa is a Maple Valley business owner, a fastpitch parent and overall fastpitch fanatic. She is often found talking fastpitch at her place of business. Her focus is the Kent and Tahoma high school varsity teams, but will also cover local athletes in the college ranks, and some larger ASA events. Theresa has been in and around fastpitch since her youth.
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