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 ...

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 ...

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.

EAST PEORIA — Bri Despines has evolved from a scrappy slapper into one of the Peoria-area’s most dangerous hitters. The East Peoria senior has undergone quite the transformation in her four-year ...

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 ...