70+ mph.

And I’m pretty sure since this was 12+ years ago, she’s pitching from 40 ft not 43… 💨 🔥 Finch was still a prolific hitter especially as a pitcher! I wonder how she adjusted for her next at bats!

70+ mph.

Your full of shit unless you have been practicing against elite softball pitchers and completely throw out anything you know about how to hit a baseball. Softball swing mechanics are significantly different. That ball is coming at you at 70 mph from a release point about 37 feet away and can go up and down left and right almost a foot. That means you have about 0.36 seconds to analyze the pitch and swing. A 100 mph fastball takes about 0.40 seconds to reach the plate. Watch some film of Monica Abbot, Jenny Finch, and others throwing to Major League Baseball top hitters for the first time. Most of them don’t make contact unless they bunt.

@world champion I asked all 3 of them. I asked Ricky Henderson, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire too. They all agreed with me.

So? How is it misleading

Career .301 batting average is not too shabby. She was an above average first baseman and hitter.

It doesn't say "hitting"...it says "batting". There's a difference.

Not known as a hitter? Nah. That's why Candrea played her at 1st when she didn't pitch AND she was in the lineup when she did pitch. Oh, and she was a cagey base runner with decent speed. When at the Olympics, she didn't have to hit her position. That team had great hitting all around.

You ain't faced no mlb pitchers bud.

Bro...id rather face a softball pitcher than a major league putcher

@@Wes-pq4pl and you know that how?

@@tabathasheffroth7981 I'm using reason. I also don't believe Santa Claus is real

@@Wes-pq4pl All due respect, but the mere fact that you don't believe someone does not make that person a liar.

I KNOW😁😁😁

im pretty sure you don't even play.

Like u can do better because im pretty sure u werent in the olympics

Cyndi Gonzales same

It's because she's left handed and she goes all the way down to get more power which gives her more speed

When she goes all of the way down it doesn’t give her more power it’s just personal preference

Lol that makes no since, considering that everyone has to bat in a game

SilverWolf there's a designated hitter for a reason though...

***** Eh, true, but I don't think that it's really a good idea to just "stick to pitching" and not even try being a good batter. I'm pretty sure Jennie is a good batter, and we shouldn't judge her on only this video, because there are many times to where the best batters strike out.

Softball Girl you guys are just haters

Softball Girl no...u cant judge her off of just this video cuz even the best batters strike out

Greg Witt You spend a lot of time and youtube, everything is fake to you, who are unable to see the difference, too bad.

fake

Greg Witt you fake.

fake

I agree

She was a great pitcher and a decent hitter, but her batting technique isn't always very good. She's out on her front foot most of the time, for example, the home run derby and Zepp videos. Watch current softball stars or MLB players for good form. :)

@@blimpton285 softball hitting isnt the same as baseball, watching mlb players wont help in softball

@@blimpton285 MLB hitting is totally different.

Ashley Barba, Jennie couldn't hit Abbott though.

​@@Bidwellz9wrong. Elite softball & baseball hitter mechanics are basically the same.

Its from 28 feet...move her back 32 more like MLB and its all different

@@randytoye6657 ya think , Sherlock

@@randytoye6657 ok? 💀

@@randytoye6657 Even if Abbott moved back that far, you still couldn't hit her pitches. BTW, it's 40' for ages 14 and under. 15 and older it's 43 feet. MLB it's 60 feet 6 inches. No fast pitch softball mound is 28' from home plate, DUMMY

@@tngerman Randy needs to learn correct math skills because he's way wrong.