LSU Softball works in slap hitting--a distinct batting technique used by only a select few softball players.

The goal of slap hitting in softball is to help a player use her speed to put pressure on the defense and get on base. When the pitch comes in, DeLuca’s feet and body are moving toward the field ...

Slapping is when a player makes contact with the ball while moving forward enabling them to reach first base quicker using speed as a weapon. Softball players from ages 8 to 18 came out to hear ...

Primarily that comes from hitting the ball on the ground," said Kevin Shelton, who runs the Texas Glory select-softball organization and also helps run a slapping school that teaches players as ...

Fast-pitch softball has emphasized speed and bunting since the state's high school ranks abandoned slow-pitch for fast-pitch in the 1990s, but widespread slap hitting arrived on the scene in the ...

Stamm, a three-time All-Stater, switched from batting right to slapping lefty at age 12, but didn't start slapping consistently in games for three more years. "Slapping is a whole new world," she ...

In softball, pitchers pitch underhand, and before releasing the ball, there is a distinct slapping sound the pitchers make by hitting their glove against their leg.

Here are a dozen of the top slap hitters in the Rockford area when it comes to softball.

Here are a dozen of the top slap hitters in the Rockford area when it comes to softball.