The sounds heard at a baseball game and at a softball game are eerily similar. Everything from the ping of the bat to the catcher throwing out someone who is trying to steal second base sounds the ...

Belvidere North has four slap hitters that can produce at the plate and Oregon has three. Those just happen to be teams that are hovering at or near the top of the early-season standings in the NIC-10 ...

Angie DeLuca strikes fear into the opposing team’s defense when she steps in the batter’s box. The Sachem North senior stands at 5-1 and isn’t known for power. So why is DeLuca such a threat? She’s a ...

JT Gasso saw a problem. OU softball’s associate head coach was frustrated at the number of his hitters who were getting called out for stepping out of the batter’s box during their slap-hitting ...

Shirey is part of a growing phenomenon in softball today - from the high school ranks to the professional game - that is slap hitting, a strategy designed to place stress on the defense and provide ...

Chelsea Putzier has taken her game to another level for a talented Mayo High School softball squad that is off to its best start in years. Mayo’s Chelsea Putzier (6) bats during a Big Nine Conference ...

Top-seeded Taunton softball defeated No. 8 Bridgewater-Raynham 2-0 to advance to the Division 1 Final Four for the fifth consecutive year. Taunton pitcher Cate Larson allowed only two hits and struck ...

A SLAP tear can be a serious injury no matter your age or professional level. It is common in baseball and softball pitchers, position players and other athletes who do a lot of overhead arm motions ...

The Notre Dame Bulldogs are heading back to the final four with new players, new roles and new jerseys. But one thing remains the same -- they bunt, slap and run like crazy. "Using speed and putting ...