I was on the lazy side when pitching at the HS and College levels and never really saw any drastic increases in velocity. I just read the Bio for the Bonvillain kid that pitched so well this weekend against the Gators and noticed he gained almost 10mph since HS. Anyone else experience these type gains in their playing days?

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Posted by JJ27

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 2:45 pm to Ryno_Kill

Not that big of a jump, but a bit.

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Posted by Mr. Hangover

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 2:45 pm to Ryno_Kill

meh... not really, i did jump from 82-89 between my sophomore and senior seasons though..

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Posted by Lester Earl

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 2:50 pm to Ryno_Kill

check out the story of the Mariners pitcher from the las Real Sports.

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Posted by Stagg8

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 3:23 pm to Lester Earl

Ben Sheets threw about 82-84 in high school and touched 97 at ULM.

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Posted by smoke4life

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 3:27 pm to Stagg8

i threw harder in high school than in college

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Posted by tiggerthetooth

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 3:42 pm to smoke4life

What about arm injury/Tommy John surgeries? How much has that increased over time?

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Posted by ottothewise

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Posted on 4/9/12 at 3:51 pm to tiggerthetooth

I am surprised that the Marshall technique for pitching never caught on, since it was designed both to increase speed by 5 MPH and to minimize shoulder damage.

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