fast-pitch
noun
: 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
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The Monte Alto, Texas, native excelled in baseball, tennis, basketball and fast-pitch softball before he was drafted into the Army in 1951.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
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
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“Fast-pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-pitch. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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