From humble and hilarious beginnings on the south side in 1887, the sport grew into a favorite pastime for women and the working class.
Tag: softball
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Stella’s Batting Cages hits it out of the park with Major League Baseball snack foods—and sushi
Robin Choi chefs up a suburban snack bar.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Female Softball Player in Chicago
The 50-year-old slugging third baseman is entering her fifth decade of play and showing no signs of slowing down.
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Drinks are on the Trib
Trib staffers bought a round for embattled Times-Picayune staffers
Posted inNews & Politics
Laura Ricketts, the owner
The People Issue: Laura Ricketts, co-owner (along with family members) of the Chicago Cubs
Posted inNews & Politics
Lane Tech cruises to another city softball title behind the pitching and power of Kaleigh Ambrose.
Kaleigh Ambrose rested the green softball on her hip and peered in for the sign. She went into her windmill motion and whipped the ball toward the plate. The batter swung late and the ball thumped into catcher Emily Espinosa’s mitt: strike three. Ambrose and her Lane Tech teammates ran to their dugout. She’d struck […]
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There’s no bunting to break up a no-hitter in baseball!
Is there a Reader blog curse on women’s softball?
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Subway Series — set in Oklahoma City?
Northwestern and DePaul become the first double Chicago entries in the Women’s College World Series in softball.