"Eighty-three," said Anthony Pluta, Canadian Women's Team pitching coach, reading out loud the velocity of Padgham's fastball for everyone to hear. "For most 15-year-olds, regardless of gender, throwing 83 is really fast," he said. Today I witnessed a 15 year old girl top out at 83 mph off the mound. Even the Guinness World Book of Records is woefully out of date, listing a 2013 throw of 69 m.p.h. LaChance's take: 83 m.p.h.

Source: CBC News September 08, 2020 12:56 UTC