Softball players had a significantly higher rate of injury (42 per 1000 slides) than did baseball players (4.9 per 1000 slides). Headfirst slides led to more injuries than feetfirst slides in ...

All baseball and softball games of the 10 local teams for which our program provided athletic trainers during the 2005 season were eligible for inclusion. All sliding attempts were recorded and ...

The center fielder made one of the catches of the evening, sliding in to pick the ball out of the air to get Tommy Edman out and end the second inning. While Edman's sacrifice fly resulted in a 2 ...