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Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically, the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order .
Softball is all about pitching, but a strong lineup and good defense certainly help. Here are 10 position players you should keep an eye on in 2024.
"Failure is a huge part of this game," said Oakland, who will lead the fifth-seeded Gophers (27-24) against No. 12 seed Illinois in the Big Ten softball tournament Wednesday in Iowa City (1:30 p.m ...
She accumulated just five total errors at shortstop since the start of the 2019 season, which covered 125 games. Bates finished her college career with a fielding percentage of .982, the second-highest mark of any middle infielder in Washington program history. [11] She now plays professionally as a shortstop in the Athletes Unlimited Softball ...
Herman Long, who retired in 1904 after setting major league records for games and putouts as a shortstop, is the all-time leader in errors committed as a shortstop with 1,070, nearly three times as many as any shortstop active since 1960, and the most by any player at a single position in major league history; he is the only shortstop to commit ...
Dot began her softball career in 1972 playing for the Union Park Jets in Orlando. [6] In early 1975, at the age of 13, Dot was a member of the Orlando Rebels in the ASA (Amateur Softball Association of America), She became the youngest player ever to play in the ASA Women's Major Fast-Pitch National Championships. [ 5 ]
UCLA shortstop Maya Brady reacts to a play against Washington earlier this season. The redshirt junior has become the vocal leader for the Bruins. (Kyusung Gong / Associated Press)
Omar Vizquel, the all-time leader in games played as a shortstop. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.