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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

HADDON HEIGHTS – One wouldn't blame Gianna Iuvara if she was a little hesitant about slap hitting at first. When her town softball coach approached her with the idea, there was a pretty big problem.

A new rule was implemented in college softball this year in regard to slap hitting. It used to be that a batter only needed part of their foot inside the box when they made contact with the ball. The ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A hitter steps into the left-handed batter’s box, and the defense braces itself.

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 ...

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 ...