As noted by the NCAA, college softball has a pitch clock length of 20 seconds. This means pitchers have 20 seconds to begin their delivery toward the plate after receiving the ball from their catcher.

As noted by the NCAA, college softball has a pitch clock length of 20 seconds. This means pitchers have 20 seconds to begin their delivery toward the plate after receiving the ball from their catcher.

A leading contributing factor to college softball pitchers' ability to paint a canvas, for lack of better words, from the circle has been the continuous evolution and usage of the riseball — one ...

Pickens owns the three fastest pitches ever recorded in a softball game, tossing each during the Lady Vols’ 2025 season. On Feb. 21, Pickens threw a fastball against Oregon that hit 77 mph.

Here are the fastest softball pitches ever recorded: 79.4 mph by Pickens on May 24, 2025, against Nebraska in the NCAA super regional 78.2 mph by Pickens on March 25, 2025, against Arkansas ...