Hitting is already hard enough in NCAA softball, which saw elite pitcher after elite pitcher dominate the tournament last spring. At 78.2 mph, it's almost impossible. That's the number Tennessee's Karlyn Pickens hit on the radar gun during a game against Arkansas on Monday,

Karlyn Pickens threw the fastest pitch ever recorded at 78 mph in as she led Tennessee softball to win over Arkansas on Monday.

Pickens dethrones VFL Monica Abbot, who threw a 77 mph pitch in 2012 during a National Pro Fastpitch game, according to the Guinness World Records.