Back in the 1990s, slap-hitting grew into a softball weapon. Anybody could switch over to the left-hand side, change their swing up a bit, shorten the stroke and lean toward first base ...

Marshall Softball head coach Shonda Stanton saw the ... and I never paid for someone to teach me how to hit or slap or do anything. It was all just local parents who had taught my team.” ...

Meaggan Pettipiece was hired as an assistant coach on the Kent State softball ... outfielder and slap hitter Kennadie Goth registered a .403 batting average, the sixth highest in program history.