In softball hitting is the most important part of the game. A team needs to hit the ball to get on base and score runs; moreover, hitting brings in the points. First and foremost the player needs to learn and know how to swing the bat to get a good hit out of a swing. When hitting the ball, hand placement is different depending on whether the hitter is left or right handed. With that, here are some steps to hitting a softball correctly giving the player the opportunity to not only get on base, but possibly score some runs. The first thing a batter wants to make sure is they are gripping the bat correctly. The hitter wants to make sure to not over grip the bat causing their hands and wrist to be stiff. When holding the bat if you are right
Whitworth Pirate softball started their weekend in California with a doubleheader sweep of the California Lutheran Regals on Thursday afternoon.
GEORGETOWN, Texas – The Ladies never trailed in an 8-3 win in game one, but Centenary (8-9, 2-4 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) fell to Southwestern (12-8, 2-4 SCAC) 13-1 (five innings) in the nightcap as the two teams split a double header Saturday afternoon, March 17.
The softball doubleheader between the top-two teams in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference on Friday, between your Ladies and Texas Lutheran, has been moved up an hour to 4 p.m. The two teams will wrap up the series on Saturday with another doubleheader beginning at noon.
SHERMAN, Texas – All the Ladies needed to do to secure its first appearance in the 2016 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament was beat Austin College in one of four games this weekend. The Maroon and White wasted no time, as Centenary (18-20, 7-15 SCAC) took game one 8-4 before falling to Austin College (12-24, 4-18) 5-1 in the nightcap of softball double header Friday, April 15.
Just hours after capturing its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament win in program history, five Centenary softball players were honored by the conference. In a vote by the SCAC coaches and announced at the Conference Softball Tournament Friday, April 22, five Ladies grabbed All-Conference honors.
This man has a career high of 1,303 victories throughout 30 years of coaching Tennessee Softball .He was also inducted into the 2011 hall of fame . He is now in his 16th season of coaching Tennessee Softball,this man's name is Ralph Weekly and he is assisted by his wife Karen Weekly. Before all of his achievements in Tennessee softball he was in the FBI and he also is “retired from the United States Air Force in 1986”he commanded the Air Force Of Special Investigations.Weekly also earned the Bronze Star and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry for his service in the Vietnam war. Weekly graduated from Arizona State in 1973 and completed course work for a master's degree in international relations from Pacific Lutheran.
The long series of events started when I was seven years old and my parents signed me up for Bobby Sox softball. I soon grew to love the sport and came back to the organization every year until I turned ten. I stopped playing for the league and tried out for a local travel ball team and made it. I soon had a career out of playing travel ball, it was my whole life. I had been on many teams and created many memories. As I got older, I didn’t enjoy playing softball as much as I did before. I was scared to tell this my dad this because he had high hopes that I would play in college. When I told my dad that I wanted to quit softball, I learned that I need to do what makes me happy even if it disappoints people.
Do you want to be able to beat everyone at the next home run derby? Ok you may not go to any home run derbies or be in softball, but learning to swing a bat correctly can give you an upper hand and give you something to teach other people. When you are a parent and your kid wants to learn the sport of softball or baseball you will be able to teach them the perfect fundamentals in swinging a bat. There is a lot more to swinging a bat than what most people think. When you think about swinging a bat do you think about your feet, your head, your hands, or your hips? I don’t think most people do. Well these hitting fundamentals will teach you how to have the perfect swing and these four easy stages will help you to teach others and if you want to hit the farthest.
One of the hardest things to do for nearly any athlete is to hit a baseball. Some of the greatest sports heroes ever, couldn’t but the bat on the ball no matter how hard they tried. Even players talented enough to make it professionally, have an on-base success rate of less than 33%. Hitting a baseball is difficult, but consistent contact can be made if you swing properly. Here are some three tips on how to swing a baseball bat correctly, great suggestions for any level of competition.
Softball is a sport that is known throughout the United States and the world. Softball originated on Thanksgiving Day in Chicago in 1887. The game was actually said to have begun as an indoor game. Softball was started by a group of men who had gathered at a club to watch the Harvard vs. Yale football game. When the news came that Yale had defeated Harvard, 17-8, one Yale supporter, overcome with enthusiasm, picked up an old boxing glove and threw it at a nearby Harvard alumni, who promptly tried to hit it back with a stick. This gave George Hancock, a reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade, an idea. He suggested a game of indoor baseball. Naturally, Hancock's friends thought he was talking about playing a game outdoors, not indoors.
The day of my last softball game was the most terrifying day of my life. I have been playing softball for my whole life, Usually your last game is bittersweet and sad, mine was the complete opposite.One reason why the day of last softball game was absolutely horrid, was because it was the championship game and the whole game the score was back and forth, neither team could keep the lead.Another reason the day of my last softball game was extremly scary is because my dad who is the coach, randomly disappeared as well as my mother. The assistant coach came up in between innings and told the team that he would be taking over because my dad did not feel well. Next thing i noticed both my parents were gone, and i heard the fire truck and ambulance
Softball requires the cardiorespiratory ability to run explosively for short distances, the muscular power and shoulder mobility to hit the ball far, and the core stability to catch, throw, and even hit the ball with the appropriate force. Players need to have the muscular endurance to continue playing through an entire game, as well as incredibly quick reaction time to make successful plays or stop the offensive team from scoring. Flexibility is also a key component to maintaining the right
For the past century, baseball has been America’s national pastime. As these games play out on television, younger athletes are primed to take these players places someday. As kids begin playing, they have to often learn the basics of hitting, fielding, pitching, and running. Parents often push their kids into playing sports at such a young age to begin creating a positive friend circle. Often known as the Boys of Summer, these young baseball players play often throughout the spring and entire summer with their friends, with pizza parties and ice cream stops after a victory sprinkled in. During the long and usually overwhelming season, these young children rock the diamond in often many cities and towns across their home state and beyond.
I never thought I would find myself writing this e-mail, but I just wanted to let you know that I have decided not to try-out for soccer this year. As you both know softball has been my major priority for the past couple of years, which has prevented me from playing club soccer and because of that I think it's time that I picked just one sport. This past season I was on a highly competitive, premier level team and I've started to catch the attention of college coaches. I was just recently offered a spot on an even more elite team that I think will be able to help me achieve my goal of playing softball at the collegiate level. Junior year is a major year for recruiting and during the fall many schools host camps and clinics for softball since
Playing softball, you get fit. Being fit, makes people like their bodies, which makes people happier in general. When throwing the ball, you have to throw it harder than you would a baseball, which means you’re using more of your muscles than you would when throwing a baseball. As a result, your arms and body get toned, and running to catch the ball gets your legs worked out as well. When hitting the ball, you have