Can YouTubers hit a 100 MPH FASTBALL? Bat Bros X

Today we're joined by the KING OF JUCO to see if a couple KZbin jabronis can catch up to a 100 MPH fastball!
You can find our BBCOR & USSSA bat rankings along with our merch at baseballbatbros.com/

[@baseballbatbros]

Update on Will’s hand: Turns out Will got jammed so bad in this video that it caused some minor damage to the ulnar nerve near his thumb 😬. But long story short: after 10-12 days of ice/rest/ibuprofen, we’re 100% back baby! Definitely gonna be wearing a thumbpro guard next time we do this lol And one more thing to note here: You'll notice a different between the pitch velocity being shown (Stalker Radar Gun - yellow numbers) and the velo being shown from the Hittrax. That's because the Stalker (meant to capture pitch velo) measures the velocity of the ball right at the release of the pitcher/machine (peak velo) - this is how all pitch velocity is recorded. And the Hittrax (meant to capture batted ball velo) measures the velocity of the ball off the bat, and the pitch velo at the time it reaches home plate where it has slowed down a bit due to air drag.

[@ThatGuyProdz]

Good to hear it’s better. I just got the Easton Fuze bbcor, and I’ll say I’m a huge fan so far. Cool stuff Will

[@SWL281]

I didn’t know getting jammed so bad that it would cause hand injuries

[@baseballbatbros]

@@SWL281 same!!! lol

[@King_Immanuel]

Glad your better now!

[@Tevatron044]

Good distinction here. Hittrax + Blast data is very important for batted-ball efficiency ratings (how well the exit velo matches up to the pitch). Old School stadium guns use to also measure pitch speed closer to the plate before they moved to out- of- hand speed. That's why many people still consider nolan ryan to be the fastest pitcher ever, because he was measured at 100.9 mph 10 ft in front of home plate which at the hand is closer to 108 mph

[@KingofJUCO]

Hitting tanks with Will is my favorite activity in the whole world

[@mahk777]

Its seriously some of my favorite content when yall are together. Bring Trevor on next time with will!

[@TheSharter]

I'll be in Peoria at the Padres ST facility for a week in Jan. Lets get some content.

[@baseballbatbros]

@@Otaku7Studios to be fair, it's pretty difficult for pros as well. Across the MLB, hitters are hitting below .200 against pitches thrown 100+ mph

[@krisswift1195]

I heard "King of Juco Max Bat", what happened to Victus?

[@jeffbezos1079]

@@baseballbatbros not to mention that pros obviously throw off speed pitches mixed in with the gas

[@DAatDA]

Should've mixed in a 73 mph curve to buckle Sim

[@CybrSlydr]

LMAO omg Think he's hear the dip in noise from the spin slowing down? :D

[@rdspam]

And a few out of the zone, as a real pitcher would mix in.

[@athleticgeek1]

Yes... with 3K+ spin aimed at his head... I'd break out the popcorn for that.

[@mikehendrickson3121]

As fast as that machine was, it's crazy to think there's pitchers out there throwing sinkers and cutters at that speed.

[@longshot7601]

Just varying the pitch location would have made it far more difficult.

[@broctucker2838]

Nobody is throwing sinkers at 100mph

[@mikehendrickson3121]

@@broctucker2838 Incorrect

[@tylerangle2269]

@@broctucker2838 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYrTZ4punNqMi7c What?

[@joshlewis575]

@@broctucker2838 there's a few different guys that throw 100 mph sinkers. Brusdar does it with no stride

[@707ridah]

I love how Will is just timing it and swinging csuse he knows it's gonna be in the zone and just praying to the stars he hits it. Hope your ✋️ 🤚 better soon brotha

[@scorpion8017]

When sim started swinging the Mac n cheese goods I completely forgot they were trying to hit above 100mph

[@jeffer1101]

As a regular guy, I can appreciate how hard this is. When I was younger (in my early 20s), I tried the "fastball" lane in the batting cages. The pitches were low 80s mph and you got 20 of them. I foul tipped one. Whiffed on the others. I think the regular lanes were about 60 mph and I would usually do quite well in those. The jump from the 60s to the 80s increases the level of difficulty exponentially. I can only imagine how much harder the 100 mph balls are to hit. Many people don't realize the size of the talent gap between pro athletes and regular people (even regular people who are pretty good at whatever sports thing).

[@deadarmd]

It's just reps. If you see 80s consistently over a few years and you already have a swing, it becomes "easier" to time. When they start breaking or falling off the table that's when it's a real bummer

[@bmil38]

@@deadarmd Yeah like Eric was pretty consistent here, but this is 100 mph fastballs every pitch. Once you're timed up you're there. Having to face a pitcher that can go from this to 90 running in on you to 75 sailing away from you is what makes it so damn hard

[@jamesschmidt3191]

What's even more crazy? The jump from a 90mph fastball to just maybe a 93/94mph fastball is outrageous. Source: played college ball and played for 15 years in total haha

[@PxlseHxvoc]

For some reason, this video felt a lot more casual than other videos you guys have uploaded. I love the casual feel and style of it. Keep it up!

[@robertflint4115]

Will sacrificing his body to bring us content. He is the BOSS. Rock on Will and KoJ, Rock on.

[@Theoneandonly_Grayson]

Love y’all keep up the good work y’all always help me decide on a bat and can always enjoy watching y’all after a rough day

[@thecount4903]

Love the collabs wuth Sim. We gotta see the boys with Bauer. I want to see both whole crews and all the MLB, MiLB, NCAA, & HS guests in one epic vid.

[@Zaidxxxx]

I now have an irrational fear of being jammed by an 100mph pitch. The chances are incredibly low, but never 0 apparently.

[@kip0823]

😊😊

[@kip0823]

Nq que lol🎉

[@kip0823]

Nq que lol🎉 N se m 1:56 jcahhh😊

[@geoffreyfaltot1006]

All the respect to these boys! Love the videos! Keep em coming. I go to you guys for all the bat reviews and then you throw in some of these gems and it's just the cherry on top to your channel!

[@FranklinMinty]

"Sure you can hit 100 mph fastball, but can you get out of the way of one?" - Dave Henderson

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball.

[@williamjones1143]

You 2 should try going back and forth with speed, like hitting 100 MPH on 1 pitch then like sim a change up at like 75. See how that pulls you off.

[@pg-or6uy]

Let's go, love your vids, I travel for baseball across the coutry and my team talks about u guys

[@Hongey_Bongey]

It was so nice when Eric said ahhhhh man I’m sorry when he broke the bat 😢 so nice

[@cosmo8366]

The way Eric was so sorry when he broke their bat 😢 that was quite nice

[@johnkangas8916]

4:00 Bro's ...... I haven't swung a bat against a good pitcher in 3 decades. That stinger brought back some memories guys. That was a good one!!! Ya never forget that ZAP!!

[@johntower9483]

Yo what up will !!! Love the vids, hope u feel better soon

[@Thelaubster1]

When i was 13-15 junior babe ruth we took about 75% of our BP off hitting machine jacked to between 80 and 100mph and that was by far the best hitting team i was ever on. You hitting like that during practice made hitting kids throwing between 60 and 80mph in games like taking batting practice. And we were swinging something like 33" -12 2 3/4" barrel air attack 2 500+footers were not uncommon even at 15 years old.

[@manager4409]

Yea we had coach pitch in little league and them taking it easy on us only hurt us the next year

[@ihs200]

jesus -12?

[@CBWrestling]

Your Sim colabs are great

[@Cyge240sx]

you can see his timing get better and better as the ball goes right center left that's cool AF

[@kadencopling2731]

It's crazy that Sim can hit a Homer off of 100 mph on fenway but somehow didn't make it to the majors

[@274pacific]

* with a metal bat.

[@r.jguerra5526]

*With negative sprint speed

[@michaelkeen2786]

*knowing that what’s coming is 100 mph fastball

[@masta317]

*also down the middle

[@tonycicchetti5735]

Imagine hitting 100 mph in cold weather that would hurt so bad!

[@JZF629]

Man I need to hang out with you guys… the vibes are always positive and even tho I’d suck because I haven’t hit in almost 20 years y’all would still make me feel like a million bucks from your attitudes

[@chrisreeves3820]

That's a collab I can get behind. Nice work.

[@randallanderson1632]

Well, you know where the pitch is going to be, and the speed it is going to travel. So there is no concern for "chin music", a curve, or even a straight change. Having said that, even after years of practice, I was well below average when it came to hitting a moving ball with a piece of sporting equipment. That would include a thrown pitch with a bat, a tennis serve with a racket, or a ping pong ball with a paddle. However, I could catch, throw, and shoot a basketball fairly well.

[@DustinPlatt]

I was hitting 103 MPH pitches like 17 out of 20 pitches. My exo velocity was getting to 107-110 and launch angles were around 55-64 degrees. On Hit Trax software I was hitting 490-520 footers to right, I was definitely milliseconds late on most of them. Then I woke up and felt like shit. Got up. Took a piss, and went back to bed and proceeded to dream drag bunts the rest of the night. This channel got me dreaming of juice and bombs.

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

BS

[@killerra]

That was a good set up haha

[@HURRICANES_Prodzz]

Love ur vids

[@DavidTMSN]

He's got a nice swing. Hope he does big things in career.

[@Corn-Pop.]

106 home run with a cracked bat is nuts

[@rabbakahn]

I found hitting off of a machine much more difficult than hitting off of a real pitcher.

[@TruthPrevails89]

Same. Especially at these speeds.

[@kreative4282]

Gotta love baseball

[@Tevatron044]

I've done some research on this and from what i found, when it comes to ideal speeds, it turns out there is a weird correlation to pitch speed and swing speed. So if you're swing is 90 mph, a 90 mph fastball would be ideal for you in terms of reaction time and overall power. The higher the overall velocity, the lower the COR of the ball, but the more energy it has. Based on pure momentum formulas, a machine that swings the bat like a person against a machine that pitches perfect heaters with perfect accuracy can have an ideal pitch speed of up to 250 mph, but when you account for human reaction speed and rotational timing, there seems to be a relation that I call rotational symmetry

[@baseballbatbros]

love it. I personally find that I can swing much harder against slower pitch speeds, but the ball comes off the bat better with high velo. So the resulting exit velos are kind of a wash

[@Thurokiir1]

I love finding the crixus post, always fire knowledge.

[@Tevatron044]

@@baseballbatbros yeah that's another factor. It's also a matter of what speeds you're use to. A slowpitch guy has a swing dedicated to 25mph loopers whereas those short swings you see in the pros are for faster pitching. I made a graph and found a peak in batting efficiency at roughly 75 to 80 mph. This is arguably the ideal pitch speed, but it only accounts for pitches from 60ft away. I haven't done a study for little league and probably won't have the time for it soon but it is a start

[@Thurokiir1]

@@Tevatron044 did you ever post your paper?

[@Tevatron044]

@@Thurokiir1 lol thanks dude. I had to redo the test in light of new evidence on bending theories. The setup i was using allowed just enough flex that the compression results were getting overtaken by the bending of the wood. It's very important to note that what most people call harder feeling wood is really just stiffer wood because the point at which the wood doesn't flex is roughlya inch wide. Everything else has a strong bending effect and unfortunately it shewed the data. I didn't figure it out until weeks after the experiment when i did a simulation of my test

[@GGgamingcontent]

The crack corked the shit out of it 🤣🤣🤣

[@sortofanoakyafterbirth3661]

Anyone with any scrap of talent can time up a 100mph straight fastball, especially when you know it's right down the plate. These guys are better than I was, swing mechanics and everything, so I'm not taking anything away from them of course. But it's still amazing seeing anyone hit over .250 let alone higher in MLB with 94 mph sliders and 88 mph sharp curves and 100 cutters and sinker. Unreal and under appreciated how talented those guys are.

[@Las1k]

Bro Will is so down he sacrifices his body!

[@Mr.Darwin8645]

Just found you guys and subbed! Hittin’ the cages is one of my all-time favorite workouts. I used to spend 2 hours a day, 3 days a week crushing 89-92mph heaters at my local cage. I miss it…

[@GeorgeMitchellLWB]

man, when the big fella got locked in, he was mashing. nice work fellas

[@Boostjunkieful]

Sim is so wholesome this video.

[@siskens470]

Nice hitting! The brain is so amazing in how it adapts to changes like this. However, it cannot adapt to change ups that make the fastball seem like 130mph lol.

[@OffTheCouchFishing]

Dang he is making a softball type swing on a 100mph heater. Very quick bat!

[@travisbyrnes133]

The other guy is off balance. You are doing it perfection.

[@thisistheslam]

Moral of the story is that, if you have good technique, it’s all about timing and seeing that ball. It can only come so fast. If you can hit 94 you can hit 100 and when you get on a machine you can make a lot of assumptions. One of these days I want to step in front of a legit 100 flail 20 times then start maybe connecting 😂

[@marclevine3139]

I'm 75 and in a wheelchair but up to my early 50's if you know where it's going and your only getting fasballs it's not that tough. I used to do that. Unfortunately tech then didn't tell how far it would go. Just start your swing (footwork) before it's even released. Playing stickball with my brothers in 1960's screwing around older brother would come up to maybe 15 feet and throw. Knowing where he was putting it I could still get wood on it and he had a pretty good arm. From NY we used little pink Spalding or Pensy Pinky balls and regular wooden bats sometimes cracked that we would tape up.

[@jojomojoe2483]

Will I need help with a bat I need a new bbcor and wood any tips the ES69 is sold out any bats to recommend. Looking for a budget bat.

[@amnforge]

This is the first time I've seen Eric batting; Really good swing when he times it up.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Howard Johnson looking guy from Rookie of the Year movie: I eat fastballs for breakfast!!

[@paulengle5784]

I've only just started this video -- is there anything protecting the camera from a line drive? If there is, I missed it.

[@beau8001]

same thing happened to my hand this year mid game, i couldn’t grip the ball and threw 3 straight pitches to the backstop 😂

[@jackland454]

These guys are beasts!

[@pepto_bismol.]

In the outro Eric looked like he didn’t know what to do lol

[@JoeCnNd]

Right at 1:52 the ball comes out and he makes contact in 23 frames on a 60 frame time line. That's just over 3/8ths of a second. You'll notice he starts his swing before the ball even comes out at him.

[@bnilon]

The goats

[@blzzrdytttt]

baseball bros after school >>>>>

[@fade7755]

Well done man

[@cornpocket]

The mac and cheese bat sounds like when you knock somebody out in Smash Bros

[@basehead617]

this is way different than hitting a pitcher, there's no wind up or any visual clues for different positioning/timing.. he's rearing back to hit as the ball is still in the machine

[@tjismyname7365]

Reminds me of how I ripped the tendon away from my thumb lol. Then I discovered the glory that is those rubber thumb guards when batting. Even to this day I can’t imagine batting without one of those on my top hand thumb.

[@jonathonbartos3061]

2:57 Physics nerd here: the ball actually does not rise, as that would break the laws of physics. However, you have done so many reps that you expect a certain amount of vertical drop from the pitches. At this velocity and spin rate, however, the ball does not drop as much as your eyes and brain expect it to. You expect it to be in a certain place, it ends up being higher than that expectation, and your brain interprets this as the ball rising.

[@joalco3]

"that was hammered" ... gets a single lol

[@gabepeeps1]

Cat X putting on a show!

[@Gumbocinno]

I always wondered how videos like this work. The video is on your channel, but in their facility. Do they get a cut of the revenue or something?

[@deehugh8290]

Hi love your videos

[@ben_dover_69420]

Next up: Easton speed vs 100 mph. We’re waiting on it will!

[@appalachian_restorations229]

That is SO fast. Unreal

[@user-dv2lx6uq5o]

I wish i could just hang out and hit with this setup with the boys every day. Live abs and all

[@matthewthompson7012]

Throw some changeups in there and see if timing is maintained 🤣

[@bigmountain7561]

Lol, I tried 100 at the cages in Ocala with my nephew who was the number 4 catcher in the nation in high school. I’m 6’3” 296 and my hands were screaming for a week. Maybe we should leave it to my favorite player Ji-Man or Aaron who’s having a good season. Go Rays!!!!

[@jameshenson3826]

How did your nephew fair in the batting cage?

[@ivwlwiffleball]

Best channel on KZbin

[@chadcollins1056]

watching Sheffield hit a ball was just insane with that stance he had. How he EVER got around on it is mind blowing

[@toilet_cleaner_man]

proves that baseball players are real athletes. Not just anyone can move a 29-33oz rod of composite/metal/wood off their shoulder at the speed required to simultaneously make contact with a 9in ball traveling at 90-100mph. Not even to speak of the raw mental skills required to either pick up sequences or actively read spin on a ball to decipher whether its a fastball/curveball/slider/whatever. While it isn't as physically demanding in terms of raw strength or stamina, baseball is unique in that each plate appearance is the single most difficult thing you will ever encounter. Fielding, baserunning, taking routes on flyballs, etc; none of them pale in comparison to stepping up against a pitcher you have 0 control over and hitting a high-speed white flash at all, let alone well.

[@BH02377]

@@toilet_cleaner_man yes, it the most difficult sport to be consistently great at.

[@ManuelB777]

well said brother, well said @@toilet_cleaner_man

[@TheKadachi213dos]

Those were some zingers!!

[@riplilloaded6236]

The faster it is the harder and farther it goes

[@timw8646]

Pulling that ball was amazing

[@Boostjunkieful]

Will : exists Sim: ooooo

[@costaricanaturephotography3027]

Faced a guy clocked at 98 (lefthanded) in high school. Ball seemed much faster coming from him than the 100MPH pitching machine we used to get ready. My ground out felt pretty good especially 4 years later when he pitched in and won a World Series.

[@lildeize1662]

who was it?

[@connormolloy5722]

@@lildeize1662 sale maybe?

[@lildeize1662]

@@connormolloy5722 thats so lit bor

[@Jeff-sp7bg]

Rob nen....

[@deehugh8290]

Hi. Love your videos

[@axel_foley69]

Can you try this with a Louisville Genesis USSSA bat? Maybe a Kobe or APG??

[@brianwilkes6558]

Straight BP. I used to stand halfway up the cage against our machine to try and simulate this. Fun times!

[@axel_foley69]

Should bring Matt Antonelli on your channel and see who the KZbin batting King is :)

[@twhite3850]

The 2nd batter has a lot of bat speed. These guys are not just regular youtubers. They have to have some baseball experience.

[@baseballbatbros]

Both former division 1 baseball players 🥰

[@fireseid1]

Good Job hitting, knowing that it will be a fastball in the zone every time makes it much easier than real pitching but not a cakewalk.

[@BatesMaster10]

the fact that humans can turn this around with a wood bat, not knowing if it will be a strike/ball and potentially facing a 95MPH slider is insane lol

[@94wrld]

Bro thats gas…

[@docbledsoe]

It’s the greatest video ever.

[@jtbatbro]

Sim makes me happy man

[@jasonswift7098]

So in MLB composite graphite, carbon fibre or titanium bats are allowed along with wood but not aluminum?

[@lucascarvajalkossnar8630]

"I like literal mac n cheese too" we can tell eric, we can tell.

[@jammingwithj4450]

Great job

[@sandoncrowder7839]

As I've heard a major league pitcher say "the difference between 98 and 100 is 'that looked fast' and 'that sounded fast'"

[@dannyht92]

Eric is a monster man

[@I_Eat_Meat12345]

Maxbats are quality. How come you never have them on the show?

[@robertmorgan8104]

I gotta do this at least once!

[@bugboy5364]

sometimes when metal bats break they have more pop.

[@agentduck.5488]

Eric sims swing is just pure dinger

[@JJSkywlker]

Where are you getting these fire Bruce Bolt colors?!

[@brianbanks3044]

even the Bruce Bolts couldn't take the sting out of 101...this was great!!!

[@joshwilberger6735]

I suspect a collab is coming….

[@jokeriscrazy5255]

Good vids

[@MrHotguy034]

hitting is all about bat speed make that bad as light as a twig , and you will hit the ball very nice job! ;)