fast-pitch

noun

ˈfas(t)-ˌpich 

: softball which is played with 9 or 10 players on each side and in which pitches are thrown with speed and base stealing is allowed compare slow-pitch

Examples of fast-pitch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Additional options not previously mentioned include a 7-foot Kammok fast-pitch freestanding awning, a Propex propane cabin heater and a Zero Breeze air conditioner. — New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

Those sports are football, basketball, track and field, soccer and baseball for boys and fast-pitch softball, volleyball, basketball, track and field and soccer for girls. — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

The passage of Title IX in 1972 further pushed the popularization of fast-pitch softball, as participation in high school and college increased markedly. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2025

Similar overuse injuries are also observed in fast-pitch softball. — Stuart Wallace, STAT, 26 June 2023

Lake Mary was fielding a slow-pitch softball team when Fisher arrived in 1990 and led the school’s transition to fast-pitch. — J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023

Funk began his softball coaching career with Churchville Lightning, a fast-pitch program Favazza started in 2001. — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fast-pitch

• bewitch
• caliche
• distich
• enrich
• bitch
• ditch
• fiche
• glitch
• hitch
• ich
• itch
• kitsch