Great job southpaw_son

Thanks Lodi! A braggng update ... Southpaw_son's team won the tournament, and he threw 5 scoreless in the Championship game against a very good hitting FL team. About the time they began trying to take his tailing 2-seam the other way, he started cutting it in on the righties, and they swung over it, or dribbled it to SS.

The moral of the story ... Learning to throw more than 1 Fastball is a very powerful tool for a Pitcher.

I would have him to work on changing while he is young. If it don't work out, it's just a grip, he can always go back.

He sounds like he may be a future college+ prospect.

I would bet that if he goes to the next level, they will try to get him to change.

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Originally posted by Pastime Trnments:
I am wondering is their anything positive gained from throwing a 3 finger fastball other than comfort?

Yes.

His 3-finger fastball could basically be working as a change-up (e.g. pitch fork change) and be costing him 1-2 MPH.

The logic is...

More fingers on the ball = More friction at the release point = Less velocity.