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Jennie Finch: Day 1 in Japan
by Jennie Finch
posted July 30, 2009 at 2:52pm

Today we woke up rested and ready to go eat! We went and ate breakfast here in the hotel. I chowed down on eggs and toast. The bread here is quite delish fluffy and super soft. Can't wait til tomorrow morning! :) We enjoyed the extra strong coffee th...more

Little League World Series TV: Baseball 36; Softball 3
by Fair Game News
posted July 29, 2009 at 6:33pm

< p> < p> By Laura Pappano The visual is stunning. Click here to see the Little League Softball World Series championship TV schedule. You’ll find ESPN2 (the channel broadcasting women’s college hoops unless there is a men’s game that ...more

Jennie Finch: Adventure to Japan, We Made it!
by Jennie Finch
posted July 29, 2009 at 1:02pm

I gave Ace a big hug and tons of kisses before leaving. Even gave him a few monkey faces through the window. I was fighting the tears hoping to get some laughter. Mission accomplished. In a weird way it was as though Ace was even unsure but fighting t...more

Cheaters never prosper
by Women's Sports Nation
posted July 29, 2009 at 1:08am

The sport of softball has had a clean doping record since its inception in the 1996 Olympic Games and has taken further action to continue its streak of dope-free play. More than 250 tests have been taken in all of the ISF's member nations as softball str...more

Jennie Finch: All Star Break, World Cup, and Round Rock!
by Jennie Finch
posted July 28, 2009 at 2:53pm

First off, sorry! Its been a while! We've had a great couple of weeks, lots of fun stuff! We landed in OKC for the World Cup so excited to see Casey! He joined us for his All Star break! It was such a fun couple of days together, Ace was in heaven havi...more

Another baseball/softball comparison
by Title IX Blog
posted July 27, 2009 at 10:14am

Add C.D. Hylton High School in Virginia to the list of schools being investigated for facility disparities. Like numerous (over 40 according to WaPo) high schools in the United States, C.D. Hylton has a great baseball facility and a sub par softball facil...more

U.S. To Face Australia In World Cup Championship
by Women's Sports Blog
posted July 21, 2009 at 1:37am

Such are the vagaries of round-robin play in softball. The team invoked the mercy rule to beat the Matildas only yesterday, but the resilient Aussies defeated Italy (?) to make the gold medal game, which will take place tonight. Thus far the U.S. has ...more

Girls: practice your bunts, throws, and make-up application
by After Atalanta
posted July 19, 2009 at 12:52pm

Every time I hear about saving softball, people invoke young girls. We're doing it for all those girls in the stands, commentator Michelle Smith says. I am so sick of this rationale. Why do women's sports have to invoke the future of girlhood as a primary...more

Dear ESPN,
by After Atalanta
posted July 16, 2009 at 9:54pm

Next March when you issue your press release during Women's History Month about how much coverage you provide of women's sports, I hope you don't count the softball game you are airing right now in your list of accomplishments.Because when I saw that wome...more

Softball Training - In-Season Practices
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 29, 2009 at 1:52pm

School is now done and we are now busier than ever with softball. Every weekends and most week nights are busy with softball either playing, traveling, or practicing a little. The question is… At this time of the year, what should you be practicing? ...more

Experience - Do you believe in it?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 26, 2009 at 12:53pm

When you're young, you don't care about "experience". You don't think you need it to perform and do well. You think it's just a bunch of BS older folks are talking about to make them feel important because they are older and have lived a little. I certa...more

Softball makes its most important pitch
by After Atalanta
posted June 17, 2009 at 11:41am

Making a pitch to get back in after an odd series of events got softball kicked off the Olympic roster, representatives of the sport were in Switzerland this week appealing to the powers-that-be. (You can read about some of the happenings at on Twitters--...more

YCP Sport Management alum enjoys the NPF
by Sport Management Education
posted June 15, 2009 at 6:49pm

Jean Olchowy ('09) This week’s post was written by Jeana Olchowy (’09). Jeana graduated in May and is currently working for the Philadelphia Force which is a member of National Pro Fastpitch (NPF). ...more

Softball players aim to impress IOC leaders this week in Switzerland
by Pretty Tough
posted June 15, 2009 at 4:27pm

The leaders of seven sports hoping to join the Olympic program are in Lausanne, Switzerland this week making key presentations to the IOC . All seven candidates - baseball, golf, karate, roller sports, rugby sevens, softball and squash - are seeking a p...more

B.F.F.A.E.T.D.D.U.P
by My so-called FABULOUS life: Brianna Glenn
posted June 15, 2009 at 11:58am

I believe it was some time in middle school when I began adding letters. B.F.F. didn’t really do it justice and it didn’t look so extravagant on the yearbook page. Besides, we knew we would be friends for life and so this was decidedly more appropri...more

WTS Podcast Series: Pioneer Sports Journalist Christine Brennan, Part 2
by anngaff
posted June 14, 2009 at 4:52pm

Welcome to the second podcast in a 3-part series of interviews with Christine Brennan, renowned sports journalist, best-selling author and commentator.  Brennan was a pioneer as a female sports journalist and is still today the most widely-read femal...more

Softball hitting statistics - What matters
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 12, 2009 at 2:42pm

A couple of days ago, I sent an email where I discuss the fact that you shouldn't focus on your batting average but on your on-base percentage. In my opinion, this is a much better indication of your overall performance at the plate. Reaching a base on...more

Jessica Mendoza: the College World Series, Reese Witherspoon, Shawn-John and the IOC
by JessMendoza
posted June 11, 2009 at 9:43pm

What a crazy few weeks it has been! The end of May came along with one of my favorite times of year: college softball post season. I commentated the regionals (ASU), super regionals (Stanford) and the grand event - the Women's College World Series for E...more

Honda Award Winners - Best Female Collegiate Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:10pm

For the 24th consecutive year, Honda has honored the most outstanding female collegiate athletes in the nation with the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA a...more

Softball Conditioning - Boost your game with core power
by Softball Performance Blog
posted June 11, 2009 at 11:26am

You probably remember that a couple of weeks ago I told you about a great core training program called Core Power for Baseball. Core Power for Baseball This sport-specific core training program was created by my good friend Barry Lovelace who's also...more

Softball for Weatherford?
by Title IX Blog
posted June 11, 2009 at 11:11am

New trustees are in place at Weatherford College in Texas and all are going forth with the agreement with OCR that states that the college will survey students and add a women's team if results deem it necessary. This article, though not stating if and wh...more

Danielle Lawrie pitches to Seattle media
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 10, 2009 at 3:32pm

Monday afternoon, softball star Danielle Lawrie pitched to members of the Seattle-area media, in an exhibition match of sorts. The media hacks did their best, but their efforts begot little other than embarrassment (theirs) and funny scenes in the followi...more

College Softball: Annual list of graduating seniors and key returnees
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted June 7, 2009 at 1:09pm

Here is my annual list of graduating seniors and key returnees for the teams in the recently concluded Women's College World Series, as well as other top players not in the WCWS. To construct the lists, I looked at the NFCA and Easton All-America teams, ...more

Lesbian coach’s team in deep doo doo
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted June 4, 2009 at 7:55pm

I ran across this interesting news item from the Bangor Daily News (That’s in Maine, for you non-New Englanders). It seems that high school softball coach, Kelly Jo Cookson, was fired in 2006 by the school system. The school claims she was fired becau...more

Danielle Lawrie leads Huskies to WCWS title
by Athletic Women Blog
posted June 3, 2009 at 6:28pm

With a dominating performance that won't soon be forgotten by softball fans, much less the Husky nation, Washington pitcher Danielle Lawrie took the Huskies to their first NCAA softball championship yesterday. In the process Lawrie also attested that her ...more

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