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Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子, Ueno Yukiko, born July 22, 1982 in Fukuoka City) is a Japanese professional softball pitcher for Bic Camera Takasaki Bee Queen and Japan women's national softball team. [1] She won a bronze and two gold medals from the 2004, 2008 and 2020 Summer Olympics, respectively.
The pitching style of fastpitch is different from that of slowpitch softball. Pitchers in fast-pitch softball usually throw the ball using a "windmill" type of movement. In this style of pitching, the pitcher begins with the arm at the hip. A common way to be taught how to pitch is using the motions, 'repel', 'rock', 'kick', 'drag', 'toss'.
Monica Cecilia Abbott (born July 28, 1985) is a retired American professional softball player. Abbott was an All-American pitcher for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in college before starting a professional career in the NPF and in the Japan Softball League.
Feigner retired from pitching after suffering a stroke in 2000 but continued to tour with his team, acting as emcee and telling stories while the team played. The team was satirized on a 2006 episode of the Fox sitcom King of the Hill entitled "You Gotta Believe (In Moderation)" by a team called The Ace of Diamonds and His Jewels.
According to the Free Press' Evan Petzold, Skubal's 101.7 mph heater was the fastest pitch by any starting pitcher this season, besides rookie phenom Paul Skenes, and tied for the fastest pitch by ...
Nina Korgan (February 1, 1916—July 19, 2009) was a right-handed women’s fast-pitch softball pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s, possibly the most dominant women’s fast-pitch softball pitcher of all time.
Apr. 7—WORTHINGTON — Stephanie Kazemba has six sisters. They all play softball. Steph, a sophomore with freshman eligibility on the Minnesota West Community and Technical College fast-pitch ...
The Blue Water Fastpitch Invitational kicks off with its first game at 5 p.m. Friday ahead of a three-day event. A scrimmage with a team from New Zealand is set for noon Monday.