How fast do fast-pitch underhand softball pitchers pitch?

Eddie Feigner, a crowd-pleasing softball pitcher and showman who toured the world for 55 years as The King and His Court, died Feb. 9 from complications of ... Yet Mr. Feigner had the misfortune to be supremely talented at a sport, men's fast-pitch fastball, that has all but disappeared. read more

The Fastest softball pitcher was Eddie Feigner, he was able to throw 104mph underhand (That is much harder to hit than a 104 baseball fastball, b/c it is being thrown for only 45 feet away) Updated 4 Oct, 2014. 196 views. read more

The fast pitch style is also used in college softball and international competition. Pitchers throw the ball with an underhand motion at speeds up to 77 miles per hour (124 km/h) for women and up to 85 miles per hour (137 km/h) for men. The pitching style of fastpitch is different from that of slowpitch softball. Pitchers in fast-pitch softball usually throw the ball using a "windmill" type of movement. read more

In fast-pitch, of course, softball was more competitive, without restrictions on speed, arc, or wind-up (well, sometimes; some leagues restrict certain wind-ups to this day), but the legal throwing motion was still limited to underhand. read more