fast-pitch

noun

ˈfas(t)-ˌpich How to pronounce fast-pitch (audio)
: softball which is played with 9 or 10 players on each side and in which pitches are thrown with speed and base stealing is allowed compare slow-pitch

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Similar overuse injuries are also observed in fast-pitch softball. — Stuart Wallace, STAT, 26 June 2023 Lake Mary was fielding a slow-pitch softball team when Fisher arrived in 1990 and led the school’s transition to fast-pitch. — J.c. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2023 Funk began his softball coaching career with Churchville Lightning, a fast-pitch program Favazza started in 2001. — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023 The passage of Title IX in 1972 further pushed the popularization of fast-pitch softball, as participation in high school and college increased markedly. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2025 Bremen opened the 2025-26 school year with the first fast-pitch softball state championship in school history and cruised to a first-place finish in Class A Division I in the inaugural AJC Varsity all-sports standings for Georgia High School Association schools. — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 9 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fast-pitch was in 1939

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“Fast-pitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-pitch. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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