and you are correct about that magic velocity number. It is analogous to the old Dean Smith saying "you can't coach height". Coaches think the probability of a hard thrower being able to develop other pitches is greater than the likelihood of increasing velocity, or so I have been told. I think that point might be a little simplistic depending upon whether a girl with lower velocity has really worked hard in the core strength areas to get stronger and throw harder. It is interesting to me the recruiting window seems to get a little earlier each year in most sports and seems particularly early for girls. Do you think coaches believe that projecting girl's development to be less uncertain under the theory girl's often reach physical maturity at a younger age than boys? ESPN has clearly raised the profile of women's college softball.