When it comes to building a top-tier college pitching staff, the four wow factors of pitching—Accuracy, Movement, Velocity, and Change of Speed—are essential. Among these, Accuracy stands as the ACE, the cornerstone of effective pitching. I will never forget Lisa Fernandez, legendary Olympic pitcher and long-time assistant coach at UCLA, who once emphasized that a mere six-inch difference could turn a ground ball to second base into a home run over the right field fence.