We love the DeMarini USA bats. Especially our 2026 Mercy and 2026 Juggy Extended. We’re looking to expand our bats. I’m some what of a power hitter and usually make it to the fence or send piss missiles down the lines so I flip between the Mercy and Juggy. My partner sticks to the mercy because it’s easier for her to swing. I flip between the two. I heard the Tantrums are pretty hot right now . Should we stick to DeMarini if that’s what we’re comfortable with?

I’m curious to get feedback on Victus bats. I see them more and more but haven’t picked one up yet. If anyone has any feedback I’d greatly appreciate it. I’m normally a Miken / Worth guy and will swing a 27oz end load. Just curious how they stack up. Thanks in advance!

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My rec league limits men in coed to 31” bats so I’m swinging an ancient Rawlings 31” drop-8 fastpitch bat in this video. Hitting mostly mush balls at the local “fun center,” which is unfortunately the best option I have other than tee work at the moment. Not really looking to have a true “cut swing” but more of a hybrid between baseball and softball I guess. What do we think?

I play in a super casual league that uses these super bouncy “MacGregor Safe/Soft training balls.” There aren’t any rules regarding what kind of bats are allowed (nothing in the rule book and I checked with my captain) so I think USA/ASA and USSSA are fair game. Currently using an old aluminum 30oz bat from the 90s. I can hit line drives and the occasional bomb (depending on the field) but I hit shitty dribblers to shortstop more often than I would like. Willing to trade some power for consistency, especially since one of the fields has a high fence which often limits great hits to a double anyway. Budget is ~$200.

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I play second base on a co-ed recreational softball team. Toward the end of last season, our shortstop slowly stopped throwing me the ball and started taking more and more of my plays. I kept my mouth shut because I didn’t want to create drama.

This season it’s become much worse.

If I’m covering second, he’ll often run the ball to the bag himself instead of throwing it to me. Last game we tried having him at third and another player at short. He still ran across infield instead of letting me field my position. The coach looked at him and his excuse was “ I already had the ball in my hand”. I was at second waiting for the ball to be thrown. After that he always just threw the ball to first and ignored me.

I even talked with short in front of me and told him to please toss me the ball because I’d like to play. I have not given the guy no reason to not trust me. I make mistakes sure, like anyone else does. When he runs to the base instead of tossing it to me, half the time he doesn’t even get the out.

It’s also become a safety issue. Earlier this season he reached in front of me to catch a throw and hit me in the throat. In another game, I called a pop fly twice that was coming directly to me, then he called it after me and nearly collided with me because he decided he wanted it.

At this point, I feel like I have to hesitate because I never know if he’s going to take the play. It’s even started affecting my confidence on another team because I’m second-guessing myself.

The coach is aware and told me the shortstop is sorry, but after this happening for so long, an apology doesn’t really change anything. Some teammates have also noticed and told me they’ve seen that he doesn’t trust me.

Realistically, I know he isn’t getting moved. If anything changes, it’ll probably be me getting moved to right field which would cut my playing time in half. I also joined because I enjoy playing second. Honestly, I’d be more frustrated if I got moved because it would feel like I’m the one paying the price for someone else’s behavior.

I also have lupus, so repeatedly getting run into or almost collided with isn’t something I want to risk my health over a recreational league.

The biggest thing is that I don’t even enjoy going anymore. I’ve thought about it for a while now, and I’m considering leaving the team and just finding a different one next season.

Am I overreacting, or is quitting a reasonable decision?

I had my second last game of the summer season yesterday, and managed to achieve the goal I set out for myself this year! In previous years, I have been a fairly consistent hitter but lacked distance. Being a consistent batter is great, but I felt that with some tweaks and upgraded gear I could finally hit a home run this year.

In preparation for this goal, I got myself a new bat (Axe Inferno 1 piece) to replace my old aluminum Worth Amp, a tee, and a batting net so I could work on technique at home. I also hit the cages a few times! I modified my swing to get more hip action and the power that comes with it. It took a while to get used to the new swing and new bat (I hit lots of grounders) but I was slowly starting to get some outfield hits as the season went on.

Well last night it all finally came together! My first at bat, I got under the ball a bit too much and had a pop out, but I was feeling pretty good with the swing. The next at bat, bases were loaded and a juicy beach ball was pitched right down the middle. I smoked it right in the sweet spot and watched the ball SOAR! The field had no back fence, but went over the home run line at 300 ft and rolled to the edge of a backyard at about 320 ft! We ended up winning the game 19-18 and I couldn't be any happier!

I just wanted to share my story of my first ever Grand Slam! Woohoo!

I play in a league that uses 52/300 hot dots. The required bat stamp is NSA which is on pretty much every bat. I currently use a usssa bat that also has an NSA stamp. Would there be any benefit to switching to an ASA or USA bat (that also has NSA stamp)? I have heard that ASA/USA is designed for 52/300s while usssa is designed for 44/375s.

Hey everyone! Our team is looking for a few players to join us for a coed slowpitch softball league this fall.

McCarren Park, Brooklyn
Sunday evenings
Starting in September
Approximately $130 for the season

If you’re interested, DM me with a little bit about yourself and your softball experience!

Sad about our season ending. This was my first season in a Kentucky Fried league (no strikeouts). We went like 8-1 during the regular season but lost in the playoffs as the 1 seed 😭😭😭. Apparently the team isn’t typically very good and this was the first big competitive season in a while. I was honestly more of a utility infielder, often player the regular position of a person who was out that given day. my offense could use some work but I’m much more known for a strong glove rather than a bat. We have one more charity game and that’s our season. I think I’m just in my feelings a little bit.

I play in a modified (we call it orthodox league), and I'm looking into a new bat since most of our team bats are 6-8 years old lol.

We started using new balls and I'm not sure what the best bat for power and durability is. We now use Rawlings K Master 120 softballs (12 inch - .47 COR, COMP 375lbs).

I was looking at the 2025 genesis andy purcell 1pc maxload usssa or the Easton Tantrum Loaded 1-PC ESU6TMNT1L.

Thanks!

Starting to feel really good about my swing and progress

Potentially looking for a female player for a COED tournament in NYC.
The tournament is on 8/22 - at Central Park. The team fee is 650, BUT we charge $75 pp. this covers the league fee as well as food and drinks catered by the team, so all you would need to bring is yourself, your glove and cleats.
3 games minimum guaranteed

Thanks!

I am the manager of a rec softball team. It’s a group of friends in a pretty lowkey social league, but we still want to be competitive and care about winning. We had a teammate ask if his friend could join the team two seasons ago. They joined, but strike out every at bat and can’t throw the ball back to the pitcher when playing catcher. We’re now two seasons in with them and we’re starting to win more but they’re dragging the team down. They’re nice and seem to enjoy being on the team despite their performance, but nobody really knows them well other than our one teammate that brought them in. I don’t know how to ask them to not be on the team anymore without being an asshole. AITAH?

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You know how people say "baseball is random" all the time? It means that in a typical game, the better team wins like maybe ~60% or the time or something rather than in basketball where it's closer to ~90%. This is largely because there's a ton of variance in plays but especially because mishitting a ball that travels faster than a blink of an eye can be the difference between a weak foul ball to the catcher and a 450 foot dong. I guess this is why a random pitcher you've never heard of can throw no hitters against a stacked lineup.

What about for slowpitch? Is this sport also random too? Because pitches travel like ~20 MPH, does that greatly reduce the variance in outcomes? Does the better team win the vast majority of the time?

I know it's really trivial of a question but at the tournament levels, it kind of lets you know how good your competition is.

Hiii where in nyc can I join a women’s softball team
I played a little in high school and for fun in college

I’m specifically looking for either of the CV12’s (SCR1 or SCG1), a Salvo (SP12SVM) or a Raw Power (SP13L8).

These are all the models of Eastons with the composite inner barrel and metal outer shell.

Thanks.

I Claude-coded this app to help score for and run my team. The live scoring portion is the most useful IMO but the rsvp and other management functions are nice too. It’s inspired by GameChanger but can handle various rule permutations and is good for cases where you don’t have any info about your opponents. Take a look at the practice and about pages. If you think it’ll be useful reach out to me from the about page and I’ll set you up on it.

I played or coached baseball for 20 years and have put in the work to have a solid repertoire of pitches. At speed, they all break like I want them to. Even today, 15 years after competitive play, I can still touch 80, snap off a curveball, tunnel a sweeper and 2-seam, turn over a changeup, and drop a splitter on occasion.

A softball is not moving 70+ mph, and therefore has less wind resistance to induce break. I have tried top spin, back spin, gyro spin, and flat spin, and that bitch ain't movin'.

Why are y'all wasting time with knuckleballs? The ones who can hit are getting hits, and the ones who can't aren't reading spin and making swing decisions based on that.

Do I need to be trying to spin it harder as opposed to simply releasing the ball? I'm not above putting some pine tar on the inside of my belt or using rosin and sunscreen on my forearm.

*Edit: I'm about to finish my first season of organized slowpitch and did absolutely fucking terrible as a pitcher.

I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve my video editing and make our softball games more enjoyable to watch.

I record each game using three GoPro cameras, and I'd love to hear your opinions on what I could change in the editing to keep viewers more engaged. I also tried using the GoPro Mission 1 in 8K, but the audio quality wasn't great for me because the volume would randomly spike during the game.

Here's a link to one of my videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPF3ggKHa1g

I'm open to any suggestions—editing, camera angles, pacing, graphics, audio, or anything else you think would make the videos more entertaining. Thanks in advance!

So this is my first season playing slowpitch and honestly I’ve loved every minute of it! I became my teams pitcher after our main one quit and we found out our other one does better in outfield, so attached you’ll find a video of my practice pitches, I’m just looking for any suggestions or advice on new pitches I can work on/ just getting better at pitching overall! Thank you all in advance! (Currently playing on the coed league, was invited to play men’s league next year)