How to Throw Various Baseball Pitches

Baseball is America's favorite pasttime, interesting those from ages 5 to 95. No matter how big the swing or how impressive the long ball is, nothing is more important than pitching. In this piece, the basics of throwing the fastball, circle change and curveball are taught.

Things You'll Need

• A baseball

Instructions

How to Throw Various Baseball Pitches

1. The FastballFind the part on the baseball where the seams are furthest apart. Keep the seams parallel to your body. Next, place your index and middle fingers perpendicular to the seams. The thumb should be placed underneath the ball and should be positioned underneath the two fingers and release the ball. Keep in mind while doing this, the thumb should not be on seams.

2. The CurveballThe fingering for the curveball is similar to the fastball, however, the curveball rotation is formed when the pitcher snaps his wrist downwards when releasing the ball. When throwing the curveball, your palm should be facing up after the ball is released.

3. The Circle ChangeupThis pitch is thrown with a circle formation by placing the index and ring fingers to the inside and gripping the ball with the remaining 3 fingers. When releasing this ball, keep your wrist straight.