Switch Pitching 101

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Andrew Wilhite Hometown: Byron, Illinois Stillman Valley HS (Class of 2018) Positions: SS, RHP, LHP Bats: Left Throws: Both Velocity: up to 84 mph RHP, mid 70s LHP Gloves: 2 different styles of Rawlings gloves Stillman Valley's Andrew Wilhite a rare ambidextrous ace By Jay Taft, 16 April 2016 Stillman Valley sophomore Andrew Wilhite has been pitching with both arms for about six years. He was equally effective from both sides last year on the Cardinals varsity. “It’s kind of like having two pitchers in one, and just finding one good pitcher is hard to do these days,” his father and Stillman Valley’s head coach Scott Wilhite said. “And to have a guy that can change it around on a team, in the middle of the game, well that’s just one of those nice little options to have.” Throwing with both arms Andrew threw against a wall with both arms “almost every morning for years” before he gained the confidence to take the mound with both. He first pitched with both...

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Has there ever been a switch pitcher in college baseball? Yes, a few switch pitchers have thrown in college. The best know switch pitcher is Pat Venditte , who was a walk-on pitcher at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. After a successful college career, Venditte was drafted as a pitcher by the New York Yankees. Now, he is a relief switch pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. In 1990, Lou Pavolich, editor of Collegiate Baseball News , said he could remember only two players in the last 20 years who have pitched from both sides in college. `` It's so unusual, it's virtually unheard of .'' In the last decade, there have been about ten college pitchers who could throw well from both sides. A few switch pitchers played for Division I colleges. Two successful ambidextrous pitchers played for Harvard University. Switch pitchers are smart and do well in school. The best ambidextrous pitchers where drafted out of high school and are fielding positions in the mino...

Rainbow Traut displays his new Mizuno ambi glove in Creighton colors ... Still in awe of the new leather #AmbiLife #RainbowTraut #Psalm27 :1 pic.twitter.com/CJwdLFrAoS — Rainbow Traut (@TrautNotTrout) April 4, 2015 About Alex Trautner - Switch pitcher .

Information about ambidextrous pitchers Historical List of Switch Pitchers - learn about switch pitchers from Little League to the MLB How rare are ambidextrous pitchers? Glove options for switch pitchers What year did the switch pitcher rule change? The Pat Venditte Rule Why are switch hitters rare? Did you know?    The majority of ambidextrous throwers are naturally right-handed.    Pat Venditte is not an  amphibious pitcher. view tweet Who's Who of Ambidextrous Pitchers Pros Pat Venditte - Sidearm ambidextrous pitcher in the MLB for the Oakland Athletics - spent seven years in the minors with the NY Yankees  - pitched for Creighton University Bluejays - started throwing with both arms when he was 3-years-old Ryan Perez - first ambidextrous pitcher to throw 90+ mph with both arms - drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 2015 - dominant switch pitcher for Judson University Greg A. Harris - Montreal...