I pitched as well and thats how i blew my elbow out. I was throwing almost 85 mph at the age of 15. Now i'm lucky to hit 40. I was pitching one day and my arm was hurting a little bit but thought it was just because it wasn't warmed up enough. I threw a slider that bounced 10 feet in front of home plate and my entire arm erupted with pain. It just hung by my side, i couldn't lift it. Went to the hospital and they said i partially tore a ligament in my elbow but it wasn't bad enough to do surgery. I haven't been able to throw a baseball or football pain free since.