Editor's note: An interesting article at Baseball Prospectus about the effect of pitch velocity and movement and their impact on hitters. Would have to think that the principles apply to fastpitch as well. We recommend clicking the graphic at right to see the original post of this article, which contains a number of helpful charts. The "Takeaways" at the end of the … [Read more...]
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This Week in Fastball with Dennis Dosman
ONTARIO CHALLENGE CUP IN PALMERSTON - Fastball Fans, The Laverne Reichert OCC will bring an end to the fastpitch season .... Here is the last tournament of the year.....the Ontario Challenge Cup set for this weekend at Palmerston....a few miles north of Drayton.....at a great ball yard on the south side of the town........ 14 teams, as usual....and all pennant … [Read more...]
A Game of Catch
Days like today, Father's Day, Facebook shines. A great day, a great place for people to pay tribute to our fathers, and their role in our lives, and the game. A perk of having this website is getting to know so many of you, and getting to share some of life's finer moments. One of those arrived in email today, in response to my morning post, "Of Fathers and Fastpitch", from … [Read more...]
Remembering Ender Chaparro
We were saddened to learn, earlier this year, of the passing of Ender Chaparro, of Maracaibo, Venezuela, who died from complications after medical treatment, at the age of 52. As is the case with so many of the players with whom we are lucky to get to know, Maddy and I met Ender and his son Erick, both pitchers, at the AAU International tournament. Last summer, at the NAFA … [Read more...]
Of Fathers and Fastpitch
How many of us are connected to fastpitch because of our fathers? Most I would imagine. For me, it was my father, Harry Flanagan, that first showed me that you could throw a ball underhand as fast as you could overhand. Raising a family with seven children, he didn't have much time to play himself, at least as an adult when I knew him. But those backyard pitching sessions of … [Read more...]
2013 ISC Guide now available for viewing online
Findlay, OH - Fastpitch fans can now view the 2013 ISC World Championship Guide online. Featured on the ISC website at www.iscfastpitch.com, the 2013 Guide showcases MVP and Triple-Crown winner Donny Hale and contains over 160 pages of stats and stories on the 2012 ISC World Tournament, ISC II Championship, inaugural U21 ISC Championship and the ISC Legends 50+ Championship … [Read more...]






