I had a Jugs Professional radar gun on my 13 year old daughter during a tournament in Seattle a couple of weeks ago.  She was throwing her fastball consistently at 58mph.  Our other top pitcher  was consistent at  56mph.  In our division (U14 "A" teams), pretty much every team has one kid throwing at or over 55mph.  Ball movement is improving all the time.

i play softball too i'm 10 years old and i have a friend that pitches 44-47 so you and i have the same idea and were going in to 12 and under so I agree you are right

Speed kills they say. Most people love speed wether in cars or in sports, speed is thrilling. There is no question speed is key performance factor in softball.

However, it is a bit overrated. Speed is easy to hit... with flat pitches. The ball has to moved. Put speed on movement and you have a killer combo.

To increase pitching speed, you need to work on strength and power development, optimizing mechanics and use speed pitching drills to increase pitching velocity. 

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i just turned 13 and i pitch constivley 53 but when i really work hard i pitch 54 and i have

fastball,change up,screw,rise,and working on drop!

Well, tryouts are underway for next season.  My daughter's team went to the Canadian Nationals, and finished with a Bronze Medal.  Over the 25 innings she pitched, she gave up just one walk and one earned run.  Her ERA was .28  ... she hit pretty well too -- batting average was .444 over 27 at bats.  She's moving to Bantam-A next season (U15/16).  It's gonna be a great year!  To all you Dads out there -- tell your kid that hard work over the winter will pay off when ball season starts.

I have to say that these numbers are way too low.  My daughter is a slightly above-average pitcher at 10u and her top speed is currently 47 mph.  Virtually all 10u travel pitchers in Southern California are throwing between 48 and 52 mph top speed.  The speeds you list are probably good for normal rec ball pitchers, and average rec ball all star pitchers.