For nearly every pitcher in baseball, establishing a quality fastball is one of the most essential steps for someone to find success. Fastball pitches (4-seam, 2-seam, sinker, cutter) make up just shy ...

No two pitches are the same because no two pitchers are the same. Biology, coaching and even ambition and curiosity affect how humans throw a baseball. Equal parts art and science meld. "Each pitch is ...

Some of the best pitches in the history of baseball just kind of happen. Mariano Rivera never intended to learn a cutter, and yet a game of catch where his ball started cutting turned him into the ...

Tennessee softball begins its seventh appearance in the Women's College World Series against a familiar program, which also happens to be the sport's biggest titan: Oklahoma. A big reason for the Vols ...

Lady Vols junior Karlyn Pickens has been one of the best college softball pitchers for multiple seasons and is capable of carrying Tennessee deep in the Women's College World Series. The 6-foot-1 ...