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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Similar overuse injuries are also observed in fast-pitch softball.
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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
McFerren also won a state title in 1991 as Oak Ridge’s head coach for fast-pitch softball.
—Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 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
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
McFerren also won a state title in 1991 as Oak Ridge’s head coach for fast-pitch softball.
—Nate Marrero, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2024.
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