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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

As mentioned earlier this week, Emily Allard, who graduated from Northwestern this year and then had a fantastic rookie campaign for the Chicago Bandits during the summer, is teaching a slapping ...