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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Photos by Stewart F. House / Special contributor to The Dallas Morning News The Colony shortstop Jayda Coleman is a two-time first-team All-American, she is the nation's No. 1 recruit in the Class of ...

Gigi Braga had no plans to play high school softball. But in the midst of her sophomore year, her digital media teacher at Medford High, Jack Dempsey made a pitch for Braga to join the softball ...

MADISON, Ala. (WAFF) - It’s a staple at all levels of softball: slap hitting. What is it, and why is it so popular among players and teams of all levels of play? Slapping is when a player makes ...

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 ...

Abby Husak has never hit a home run over her eight-year softball career. Not in a game, at least. The Ballard junior has been playing softball for the past eight years. She does plenty at the plate — ...

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 ...

PORT ANGELES — A simple move across the plate at a young age followed by hours of training have helped Port Angeles’ Carly Gouge come close to perfecting the art of the softball slap. Slap hitting is ...

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 ...