slow-pitch

American  

[sloh-pich] / ˈsloʊˌpɪtʃ /

Or slo-pitch

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.

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Etymology

Origin of slow-pitch

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 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

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

From Seattle Times