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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Naperville North’s Olivia Hebron trusted the process. The right-handed Hebron can fully grasp the meaning of that phrase, too, after Huskies coach Jerry Kedziora convinced her to become a lefty ...

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.

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 ...