The Baseball Barn
		Miles Per Hour Clubs You often hear phrases such as "it doesn't matter how hard you throw, it's where you throw it." Well, to some extent that is true but if you are interested in playing beyond high school then you will learn that "VELOCITY MATTERS." Why? Because when college coaches and professional scouts evaluate pitchers their first criteria is usually VELOCITY. You can have the best command and best offspeed pitches there are but if you do not throw a certain speed then most college coaches will pass. Therefore, if a young pitcher has aspirations of pitching in college or beyond he should work on developing velocity early on. Besides, a pitcher's control will improve with repetition over a long period of time as long as he is using the proper mechanics. Below is a list of The Baseball Barn's 80 and 90 MPH clubs. The 90 MPH Club consists of those that are currently members or have been members at one point. The 80 MPH Club consists of only current members. Typically, a pitcher that can throw in the 80s consistently has a good chance at playing in college. A pitcher that can throw in the 90s consistently has an excellent chance at pitching professionally. The velocity listed by each player suggests the highest radar reading they have been clocked. 90 MPH Club Mike Broadway, Pope Co HS, Atlanta Braves = 96 Daniel Webb, Heath HS, NW Fla CC, Toronto Blue Jays = 95 Clint Tilford, Heath HS, UK, Colorado Rockies = 93 James Jones, Ballard Memorial HS, John A. Logan = 93 Tim Dunn, Carlisle Co HS, Trevecca Nazarene = 91 Ian Moore, RHS, Murray State = 91 Jeremy King, Paducah Tilghman = 91 West Harris, UK, MSU = 91 Jacob Larrison, RHS, Mid-Continent = 90 80 MPH Club Brock Downey, Murray HS, MSU signee = 89 Andrew Edwards, Marshall Co, Rend Lake College signee = 87 Kyle Williams, Heath HS, Morehead State signee = 87 Roman Kelly, Murray HS, Freed-Hardeman = 87 Austin Clark, junior at Mayfield HS = 86 Caleb Shelley, senior at Ballard Memorial HS = 86 Peter Eddings, junior at LOHS = 85 Todd Adams, senior at BMHS, Mid-Continent signee = 85 Chris Hunt, junior at St. Mary HS = 85 Garrett Cowen, sophomore at Calloway Co HS = 84 Robert Thomas, Caldwell Co HS, Mid-Continent = 84 Ryan Kelly, junior at Calloway Co HS = 83 Andrew Shultz, senior at Graves Co HS = 83 Corey Robertson, senior at Reidland HS = 83 Dylan Dwyer, sophomore at Calloway Co HS = 83 Trevor Hicks, junior at Hickman Co HS = 83 Sam Goode, freshman at LOHS = 82 Daniel Riley, senior at Graves Co HS = 82 Wesley Garnett, Ballard Memorial HS = 81 Seth English, freshman at LOHS = 81 Eli Harris, senior at Heath HS = 80 Reese Johnson, junior at Marshall Co HS = 80 TJ Gilkey, senior at Caldwell Co HS = 80