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Message: [QUOTE="Ozimoto, post: 3162030, member: 6677"] I am by no means a pitching guru, but in reading up on Barnhill and the controversy of her pitching mechanics (which has been going on for all four years of her career at Florida by the way) the consensus is that the replanting and second push off (which she doesn't do all the time) gets her closer to the plate at release so the distance to the batter is less so her pitch speed is relatively higher (less reaction time for the batter). There is also the thought that replanting gives her a second "push" that increases actual speed also. Much like baseball, good hitters can adjust to speed so you have to be able to mix in different pitches at different speeds and locations to be an effective pitcher, which Barnhill can do. Contrast her with the pitcher from UMBC in their game against Oklahoma. She was very effective in conference and had good statistics but she did not have enough variety in her pitching. The second time through the order against Oklahoma who is an excellent hitting team, she got clobbered. The girl from UMBC is only a freshman so if she can add another pitch or two to her repertoire she could be a really good pitcher by her senior year. [/QUOTE]