slow-pitch

or slo-pitch

[ sloh-pich ]

noun

1. a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.

Word History and Origins

Origin of slow-pitch¹

First recorded in 1970–75; slow ( def ) + pitch ¹

Example Sentences

The team is working on initiatives with local groups, including the Pegasus Slow-Pitch Softball Association, which promotes quality amateur softball at all levels of play with a special emphasis on the participation of members of the LGBTQ+ community.

From Washington Times

The team is working on initiatives with local groups, including the Pegasus Slow-Pitch Softball Association, which promotes quality amateur softball at all levels of play with a special emphasis on the participation of members of the LGBTQ+ community.

From Seattle Times

The jerseys have a bold and innovative feel, or a slow-pitch softball feel, depending on your point of view.

From Los Angeles Times

Then on Sunday against Berrettini, Djokovic took care of business, picking apart the 25-year-old’s 130 m.p.h. serves as though they were slow-pitch softballs.

From New York Times

Oklahoma’s Jana Johns homered to left field in the third, a shot that hit the 300-foot slow-pitch fence on one bounce.

From Washington Post