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 ...

Baseball and softball are sports that share a lot of similarities and seem almost identical to the naked eye, but there are many differences between the two. Slap hitting is a distinct batting ...

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 ...

Morgan Stamm doesn’t wait for her pitch. She attacks her pitch. Not just with her bat. With her body and feet, too. The NUIC’s leading hitter, you see, isn’t really a hitter. She’s a slapper. That ...

TUSCALOOSA | Everyone can relate to the towering home run. Purists appreciate the single through the infield and the double that shoots the gap in the outfield. Softball also has a more subtle batting ...

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 ...

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.

Freshman Taylor Becerra is a leader in ASU softball batting average and is one of the top slap hitters in the Pac-12. She's also one of the better players at bat tricks. Playing in Reno with her ...

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 ...