Fastest softball pitch (female)
- Who
- Karlyn Pickens
- What
- 127.7 kilometre(s) per hour
- Where
- United States (Knoxville)
- When
- 25 May 2025
The fastest softball pitch (female) is 79.4 mph (127.7 km/h), achieved by Karlyn Pickens (USA) in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, on 25 May 2025.
Pickens broke her own record pitching for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. She delivered her 79.4-mph pitch in the first inning to Jordy Bahl. Tennessee won the NCAA Softball Championship game 1–0.