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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Softball in which there are ten players to a team and legal pitches must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
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Examples
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Heather Lanphear, a junior who plays third base on the girls slow-pitch softball team at Barnsdall High, parked just behind the left-field fence an hour before Tuesday's game and yelled, Gilbert!
After 204 seasons, town still adores the man they call 'Gilb' 2010
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But so few schools play slow-pitch, a relatively new addition to Oklahoma's athletic lineup, Barnsdall competes in Class 3A in the playoffs.
After 204 seasons, town still adores the man they call 'Gilb' 2010
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The notion that weekend slow-pitch softball constituted an exercise regimen?
Sam Sommers: A Healthy Dose of Self-Delusion Sam Sommers 2011
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Could he be ready to play in a slow-pitch softball game in a week?
A Breakout Season That Never Was Brian Costa 2011
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Heather Lanphear, a junior who plays third base on the girls slow-pitch softball team at Barnsdall High, parked just behind the left-field ... basketball | Comment | Recommend
High School Sports- Boys and Girls Football & Basketball Coverage 2010
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The notion that weekend slow-pitch softball constituted an exercise regimen?
Sam Sommers: A Healthy Dose of Self-Delusion Sam Sommers 2011
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At least basketball did better than other mainstream sports: Baseball is down 5.2%, with tackle football off 6.5%, fast-pitch softball down 14% and slow-pitch down 27.6%.
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THROW STRIKES: Nothing makes a slow-pitch softball game slower and worse than the pitcher who thinks he or she is Eddie Feigner or Jennie Finch and unleashes an obnoxious series of spins and trick pitches.
Company Softball's Do's, Don'ts Jason Gay 2011
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ESPN's backstory is remarkable: a $9,000 investment, goosed by eccentric Getty money, that survived on Aussie Rules football and slow-pitch softball and teetered on the verge of liquidation before it exploded into a sports behemoth shown in 200 countries in 16 languages.
The Rise of ESPN: Now in Book Form Jason Gay 2011
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Heather Lanphear, a junior who plays third base on the girls slow-pitch softball team at Barnsdall High, parked just behind the left-field ... basketball | Comment | Recommend
High School Sports- Boys and Girls Football & Basketball Coverage 2010
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