Pittsburgh-area slow-pitch softball players hope to earn recognition at WPIAL, PIAA levels 02:09. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It may be called slow-pitch softball, but it's a fast-paced game.

Pitcher Kaitlyn Bleisath had a 3.9 ERA through the state tournament. Emily Pettit had a .600 batting average with 2 doubles, 3 triples, one home run and 14 RBIs.

Manheim’s Church Softball League was launched in 1953. It shifted from fast-pitch to slow-pitch 20 years later. The league celebrated its 50th anniversary of slow-pitch at a gathering Saturday.

Apr. 10—The playoffs have arrived. The Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association released its district assignments for slow-pitch softball Classes 5A-B, giving area teams their matchups ...