Starting next season, the pitching distance for high school and junior high softball will move from 40 to 43 feet. The change has been considered by the National Federation of State High School ...

For years, pitching ruled in Texas high school softball. When the UIL moved the pitching rubber from 40 to 43 feet this season, it was expected to level the playing field. With the first regular ...

Vanessa Hartzell had a fantastic freshman season for Bishop Noll. But the adjustment coming for her and all other high school softball players in Indiana will change the game dramatically. The ...

Team batting averages are up and pitchers' earned run averages are as well as a result of the new 43-foot pitching distance in Iowa prep softball this summer, according to area coaches and players.