(WVLT) - Tennessee softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens made history in the Lady Vols win over Arkansas Monday In the second game of the Knoxville Super Regional on Saturday, Tennessee softball ace Karlyn Pickens set the NCAA Record for fastest recorded pitch in history, throwing Karlyn Pickens struck out 11 Nebraska batters in a complete-game win to keep Tennessee softball alive in the 2025 super regionals. 9700 Likes, 263 Comments. 4 mph) in NCAA A Tennessee softball player made history on Monday night when she threw the fastest pitch ever recorded. Tennessee pitcher Karlyn Pickens set the record for the fastest Tennessee Vols pitcher Karlyn Pickens continues to shine from the circle, topping her record for the fastest In the second game of the Knoxville Super Regional on Saturday, Tennessee softball ace Karlyn Pickens set the NCAA Record for fastest recorded pitch in history, throwing Tennessee Lady Volunteers star Karlyn Pickens records the fastest softball pitch thrown in College Softball history. 2 mph pitch on Monday, setting the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown in softball history during How hard do softball pitchers throw? Here's the typical range of velocity, along with the hardest pitch ever recorded: Tennessee’s softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens made history on Monday, becoming the first ever to throw a 78 mph pitch. 7 km/h), achieved by Karlyn Pickens (USA) in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, on 25 May 2025. 2 mph, which she set Tennessee’s softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens made history on Monday, becoming the first ever to throw a 78 mph pitch. 4 mph, setting a new record for the fastest softball pitch ever recorded. However, this Tennessee softball standout Karlyn Pickens wrote her name into the history books on Monday with a record-breaking pitch. The previous record The University of Tennessee’s softball pitcher Karlyn Pickens made history on Monday, becoming the first ever to throw a 78 mph pitch. The junior set the record for the KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Here's the Tennessee Lady Volunteers star Karlyn Pickens records the fastest softball pitch thrown in College Softball history. Karlyn Pickens has been clocked at speeds up to 79. That's the number Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens hit on the radar gun during a game against Arkansas on Monday, setting a new Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens sets record for fastest pitch in softball history. 5 Brian Markiano Britt Williams A girls' underhand softball pitch at 79. Karlyn Pickens made headlines on Monday by setting a new record for the fastest pitch ever thrown in NCAA softball history. When did In the first inning, Pickens reached 79. A Tennessee Volunteers softball player has made national . 4 mph on a pitch to Jordy Bahl to break her own record for fastest softball pitch ever thrown. 4 mph can appear much faster to a batter than an overhand MLB pitch due to the shorter pitching distance. The Fastest Softball Pitchers & Their Speeds Monica Abbot t: Our first pitcher, who holds a Guinness Book of World Records from 2012 for the The fastest softball pitch ever thrown by a man is 104 mph (167. Pickens broke her own record pitching for the Tennessee Lady Vols have thrown the four fastest pitches in softball history, led by current ace Karlyn Pickens. 4 mph (127. Softball pitching speed varies, depending on the age of the player, what kind of pitch is thrown, and changes due to wind or weather. In the first inning, Pickens reached 79. 4 km/h), thrown by Eddie "The King" Feigner in 1959. The fastest softball pitch (female) is 79. 4 mph) in NCAA — The University of Tennessee has set a new softball record after Karlyn Pickens threw a 78. The right-handed pitched totaled 120 pitches, including 73 strikes, against 27 batters. 4 mph on a pitch to The right-handed pitched totaled 120 pitches, including 73 strikes, against 27 batters. TikTok video from Yahoo Sports (@yahoosports): “Experience the thrill of batting against Karlyn Pickens, who threw the fastest pitch in college softball history! #KarlynPickens How does Tennessee softball's Karlyn Pickens throw compare? Pickens' pitch against the Cornhuskers in May broke her previous NCAA record of 78. In the first inning, Pickens set a record for the fastest pitch (79.