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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chelsea Putzier has taken her game to another level for a talented Mayo High School softball squad that is off to its best start in years. Mayo’s Chelsea Putzier (6) bats during a Big Nine Conference ...

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 ...