Mo'Ne Davis becomes first girl to throw a shutout in Little League World Series
Source: Sports Illustrated
Mo'Ne Davis becomes first girl to throw a shutout in LLWS
BY SI WIRE
Posted: Fri Aug. 15, 2014
Mo'Ne Davis dominated in her team's opening game in the Little League World Series on Friday, becoming the first girl to throw a shutout in LLWS history. Davis' Philadelphia team - the Taney Dragons - beat a Tennessee team 4-0, and she struck out eight batters.
Davis is the 18th girl to play in the Little League World Series but the first to throw a shutout. She also threw a shutout in the Mid-Atlantic Final win that sent her team to the LLWS. She was hitting 70 mph with her fastball and allowed just two hits.
Earlier in the week, Davis challenged Dodgers All-Star Clayton Kershaw to a pitch-off, which he accepted.
Read more: http://www.si.com/more-sports/2014/08/15/mone-davis-shutout-little-league-world-series
Scairp
(2,749 posts)But of course they won't.
so they have a while yet.
Her ambition is to be the first woman in MLB or the NBA.
" Oh, the times they are a changin' '"
Peace
Scairp
(2,749 posts)Don't know too much about baseball I guess. This girl has a real chance at breaking the gender barrier in baseball, but we'll see.
big_dog
(4,144 posts)Last edited Sat Aug 16, 2014, 03:40 PM - Edit history (1)
Mamie (Peanut) Johnson, the only female pitcher in the history of the Negro Leagues, watches Mone Davis hurl shutout in opener of Little League World SeriesJohnson couldn't miss seeing the debut of a kid who is believed to be the first African-American girl to play in the 75 years of youth baseballs most storied tournament.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/coffey-mamie-peanut-johnson-watches-mo-davis-hurl-shutout-opener-league-world-series-article-1.1905448#ixzz3AaNRASPE
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)with the added benefit of being able to bat for herself, as the baseball gods intended...
pangaia
(24,324 posts)In MLB that's gotta be like 110 !!!
Holy jerwilligers!
And I drove through Williamsport on Wed and Thurs on the way to and from Philly...
sunnystarr
(2,638 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)brer cat
(24,402 posts)Earth_First
(14,910 posts)+1
treestar
(82,383 posts)My dad, bless his heart, thinks it is funny to say that to girls. Like when my little niece was throwing her softball. (Nothing is more hilarious, by the way, than contests of softball between 5 year olds).
alphafemale
(18,497 posts)I Swim Like a Girl.
Try to Keep Up.
LOVE IT!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)AndreaCG
(2,331 posts)I heard about her on Rachel's show and taped the game. It'll almost certainly be more entertaining than my Mets.
JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)Mets watching is about loyalty to self-punishment.
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)That all this attention is encouraging her to continue playing a sport that she can get nowhere with. I was flummoxed, I must say and informed her that there have been women play college baseball and she informed me that a woman would never get a scholarship to play baseball in college. Basically, she was saying Mo'Ne needed to stop playing baseball and start playing softball.
I'm still kinda shocked over the statement.
AndreaCG
(2,331 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Scairp
(2,749 posts)And she too doesn't know shit about baseball. I have made my family insane for years by condemning the no women policy baseball, especially as it relates to the American League. A female pitcher would do well in the AL, given the same support the men get.
mackerel
(4,412 posts)kysrsoze
(6,010 posts)As long as she can compete, she and any other girl/woman should be allowed.
TygrBright
(20,733 posts)VA_Jill
(9,854 posts)is rooting for Mo'Ne all the way! She kicks some serious ass!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)K&R
lancer78
(1,495 posts)is 100 mph.
truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Here's a taste of your own bullshit medicine. She was throwing underhanded in softball at 70mph.
What have we learned from this? You just hate girls.
olddad56
(5,732 posts)especially if it were arriving to a kid who was a league age 12 or under. She is my new hero.
dhill926
(16,234 posts)uh huh...
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)Starting pitchers (among qualifying candidates), team, average fourseam fastball velocity:
(These are the top average times)
1. Yordano Ventura, Royals, 96.1 mph
2. Garrett Richards, Angels, 96.0
3. Nate Eovaldi, Marlins, 95.7
4. Gerrit Cole, Pirates, 95.6
5. Wily Peralta, Brewers, 95.2
6. Andrew Cashner, Padres, 94.8
7. Jose Fernandez, Marlins, 94.6
8. Zack Wheeler, Mets, 94.3
9. Stephen Strasburg, Nationals, 94.1
10. Jeff Samardzija, Cubs, 94.1
Average Pitching Speeds Of 10 Year Olds, 11 Year Olds, 12 Year Olds, 13 Year Olds, 14 Year Olds And 15 Year Olds
By Steven Ellis, former Chicago Cubs pitching pro
http://www.thecompletepitcher.com/pitching_speeds.htm
At 70mph, Mo'Ne's fastball would fall within the high range for 14 year olds. You can bet there are already colleges salivating over the prospect of recruiting her.
RedSock
(2,702 posts)According to FanGraphs - a site that actually keeps track of these things - the league-average fastball in 2013 was 91.8 miles per hour.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)93ish is a more typical fastball from a good, strong starter.
And a lot of pitchers manage to survive on location without ever breaking 90 mph.
jmowreader
(50,453 posts)Felix Hernandez is throwing high-80s to mid-90s.
http://www.fangraphs.com/pitchfxo.aspx?playerid=4772&position=P&pitch=FA
I would love to drive to Seattle to take in a King Felix plate appearance but I'm scared to: the last time I went to a Mariners game was the first game he lost this season. I don't know if I fucked up his season for him, but why risk it?
LTX
(1,020 posts)To reach an "average" of 100, there would have to be. Name them.
Zorra
(27,670 posts)I saw him pitch for the Mets in 1969.
You could tell he was unbelievably fast watching from the stands.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)Do you even watch baseball, bro?
There are a handful of guys who can touch 100 and many are in the minors because they can't control it.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)I hope she goes on to do great thing in both sports and non sports activities.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)Brickbat
(19,339 posts)intaglio
(8,170 posts)I posted about this in another Group here and linked it to the the video "Always #LikeAGirl" in an even earlier thread
Evergreen Emerald
(13,069 posts)Great news. Breaking those glass ceilings.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)What is Mo'Ne's money pitch?
Tom Ripley
(4,945 posts)ForgoTheConsequence
(4,846 posts)Throwing that hard that young is impressive, but pitching is hell on young bodies.
zonkers
(5,865 posts)the eye of the Tiger. I cannot get enough of her!!!