When Brooke Mannon and Ryan Maddox committed to Arizona softball, they had very different descriptions of their strengths and styles. Mannon spoke about her velocity. Maddox called herself a “finesse pitcher.” This fall, they showed how those contrasting styles can both be effective.
Mannon pitched 9.2 innings over the course of the fall schedule including 2.0 during Friday’s doubleheader against Arizona Western and Chandler-Gilbert. She hit as high as 68 miles per hour while throwing her offspeed pitch at 52 for a dramatic change of pace. Most of the time, she hovered around 67 mph.