Home run hitters in fastpitch softball are relatively rare. Freshman sluggers are an even more coveted commodity. That’s why Dewey High School softball skipper Niki Keck feels especially happy to have ...

Softball can be boiled down to three fundamental aspects: hitting, fielding, and pitching. Of those three, only the former is required of every player in a game. Everyone must be able to hit the ball, ...

Phil Hiromerides, new head coach of the Santa Barbara High girls softball team, was a three-time ASA Men’s Fastpitch All-American. (Hiromerides Family Photo) The new girls softball coach at Santa ...

McHenry softball coach Mikaela Mitsch is confident in all of her hitters. "We have 12 [healthy] girls, and all 12 of them can hit," Mitsch said. "I know all of them are going to take care of business.