Switch Pitching 101

Royal High School (Class of 2015) Kurt Johnson Simi Valley, California College: Commitment to Sacramento State as a left-handed pitcher (Division I, Western Athletic Conference) Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Positions: First Base, Pitcher Bats: Left Throws: Both (Ambidextrous) Velocity: 80 mph (at Perfect Game 2013) Throws harder left-handed, than right-handed 1.91 ERA , 55 IP, 60 K, 32 BB (Junior year 2014) How Kurt Johnson got started throwing with both arms .... "As a 9-year-old, Johnson said he didn't know whether he was left-handed or right-handed, so he threw both ways. During youth ball, he sometimes threw both ways in games. The only time he has thrown left-handed and right-handed in high school was as a freshman." - LA Times 11 student-athletes sign National Letter of Intent to attend Sacramento State - The State Hornet: Sports The Hornets nabbed newcomer Kurt Johnson, who is ranked No. 1 by Perfect Game USA as the nation...

New videos of switch pitcher Henry Knight from Seattle Henry Knight throwing a bullpen left- and right-handed, using 6 different pitch grips . He throws from the stretch to prepare for his role as a relief pitcher. In the bullpen, he uses glove signals to indicate which pitches he plans to throw. Pitches:  fastball (4-seam; 2-seam), changeup,  curveball,  sinker,  cutter,  splitter  Knight throwing a bullpen right- and left-handed with coach Ron Queen catching. Working on hitting the inside and outside corners of the strike zone. "Why has our pitching been so great? Our catcher that's why. He looks cumbersome but he's quick as a cat." -   Casey Stengel Ambidextrous pitcher Henry Knight throwing a bullpen, left- and right-handed with Columbia City Reds pitching coach Ron Queen at the K Center in Seattle. Throwing 80% speed - focusing on mechanics and location. Left-handed (0:00), Right-handed (0:20) Henry K...

Henry Knight, ambidextrous pitcher, Seattle Switch pitcher Henry Knight throws 11 solid innings in a game Ambidextrous pitcher Henry Knight started the evening game of a doubleheader and went four solid innings throwing left-handed, giving up only one earned run. In the fifth inning Knight switched to pitching right-handed and continued throwing strikes through the 11th inning. No runs scored during the last nine innings  when Knight was on the mound. Henry Knight threw 94 strikes  over 11 innings  as an ambidextrous pitcher, while averaging 11 pitches per inning. Read More " Starter left-handed,  Closer right-handed "  – Justin Gabriel, UW assistant pitching coach Switch pitcher Henry Knight training with coach Ron Queen at the K Center in Seattle. Left (0:05), Right (1:15) Pitches: 4-seam Fastball, 2-seam Fastball, Changeup, Cutter, Curveball, Splitter The Glove: Akadema Ambidextrous Glove Read how ...

Joseph Santoro Switch pitcher Joe Santoro   photo: Steve Lundy Carmel Catholic HS , Class of 2016 Mundelein, Illinois College: committed to Army Primary Position: LHP/RHP  Secondary Position: OF (left-handed) Height/Weight: 5-11, 175 lbs Bats: Left Throws: Both Pitches: Fastball, Changeup, Curveball Velocity:  86-88 mph (2015); 83-84 mph (2014) Glove: ambidextrous glove that can be used with either hand Joe Santoro is a rare talent, as he is a smooth pitcher who can pitch with either arm, similar to Ryan Perez , who pitched at Westminster Christian HS. Santoro bats left-handed, pitches and plays outfield.  (source:  Prep Baseball Report )  Select Team Joe Santoro was listed on the Top Tier  15U Americans roster as playing OF/SHP (switch-handed pitcher). Prospect Reports: Prep Baseball Report - Joe Santoro Dual approach suits Carmel's Santoro Daily Herald, April 9, 2015 by Patricia Babcock McGraw ...

Henry "H" Knight is having fun as a switch pitcher for Franklin High School Henry Knight pitching for the Quakers 2014 baseball season  I n 2014, ambidextrous baseball player Henry Knight  was a starting infielder and a relief pitcher for the Columbia City Reds 16U team – in the Mickey Mantle league. He led the team in hitting and on-base-percentage, using a wood bat. The Reds placed 3rd in the state tournament. Knight also plays summer ball with the BBB 18U team of the American Legion League in the Seattle area. As an infielder and leadoff hitter, he helped the BBB team win their first tournament over the NW Timberjacks. As a junior, Knight switch pitched in several games for Franklin HS - with no earned runs - chalking up a 0.00 ERA with a 12:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio . If the offseason, Knight trains at Driveline Baseball  in Puyallup and  the K Center  in Seattle. 2013 baseball season  I n 2013, Henry Knight  was the starti...

Doyle Edward Preston Born: February 9, 1973 in Friona, Texas High School:  Mt. Vernon HS 1991 Tigers - Mount Vernon, Texas College: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville MLB Draft: Cincinnati Reds in 1991 and 1994 Team:   Princeton of the Appalachian League Position: Pitcher, 3B Height: 6'3" Weight: 195 lb. Bats: Left Throws: Both (ambidextrous),   Right-hand dominant Velocity: RHP:  84 mph; LHP 81 mph Doyle Preston was a talented athlete from Mt. Vernon, Texas, who could pitch from either side in high school.  A comment posted about Doyle Preston's ambidextrous abilities:  "A guy from Mt. Vernon could pitch left or right ...as the QB he could roll out and throw a football with either arm."  Preston played football in college and was drafted twice by the Cincinnati Reds to play 3B/1B. ................................. Drafted  by the Cincinnati Reds in the 35th round of the 1...

Thomas "Red" Fazio Massachusetts Clinton High School, 1936 Clinton, MA Height: 5' 9" Weight: 175 Throws: Both Glove: none used while switch pitching Red Fazio was an ambidextrous pitcher for Clinton High School in Massachusetts. Clinton Mass. High has Ambidextrous Pitcher in Red Fazio; Reported Good The Lewiston Daily Sun - April 11, 1936 Clinton, Mass., April 12 - (AP) Everyone snickered when Thomas "Red" Fazio said "Where'll I go?" after Coach Joseph McCaffrey of Clinton high school squad at first practice told left-handed pitchers to "stand here" and the right-handers to "stand there." "Don't you know your left hand from your right hand?" the coach demanded. "Sure, but I pitch with both of 'em." replied the young "Red." Is A Natural Today the coach admitted he didn't take this assertion too seriously at first. But, he added, "I've found t...

Dale Roe Hometown:  Clio, Michigan Clio High School 1989 Mustangs - Clio, Michigan Flint Beecher High School 1986 Buccaneers - Flint, Michigan Position: Switch Pitcher Throws: Both (ambidextrous) Velocity:  76 mph Right; 75 mph Left (17yo) Dale Roe was an ambidextrous pitcher who started -- and won --  both games of a doubleheader.  Roe started throwing with both arms in Little League. He was a switch pitcher during his freshman year for the Flint Beecher Buccaneers. He threw left-handed against left-handed batters and switched to his opposite hand against right-handers, but this strategy led to control issues. Roe continued throwing as an ambidextrous pitcher for Clio High School, in his junior year. However, he focused on throwing from one side each game based on the batting lineup. This strategy led to a 4-1 record -- 1-0 from the left and 3-1 from the right side. ... Freshman Year Trojans Solve Roe Riddl...

Jeff Schley Ohio Tallmadge High School 1990 Blue Devils Baseball Team Akron, Ohio College: University of Akron Position:  Pitcher, OF Bats: Right Throws: Both (ambidextrous) Gloves: two gloves for switch pitching Jeff Schley was a successful ambidextrous pitcher a Tallmadge High School in Akron, Ohio. He started getting serious about throwing with both hands in Little League when he was 12 years old. Tallmadge High's Jeff Schley Unbeaten  Ambidextrous Pitcher By Milan Zban, The Vindicator   -   May 23, 1989 Rules makers hate guys like Jeff Schley. Nobody knows exactly what to do about this uniquely talented athlete from Tallmadge High ... except baseball coach Dave Young, who welcomed Schley with both arms. "I didn't know that much about Jeff when he first came out of the team," said Young, a one-time southpaw pitcher of note. "I wanted to get a look at him and when I said, 'Get your arm warmed up,' he looked at me an...