The worn, blue wiffle ball bat I had might as well have been a pristine Louisville Slugger as I smacked the lights out of the hollow, plastic imitation baseball.

I couldn't be the only one remembering those days long past from a decade that began with a 1 and a 9. In fact, I know I wasn't. On a perfect day for a ball game, those backyard home runs were on ...

Graham Smith, 10, of McGregor, has wrapped and sold close to 80 custom wiffle ball bats in the last three weeks with the orders not seeming to slow down anytime soon. (Courtesy Photo) ...

One of the key differences lies in the equipment—padel uses solid, stringless bats typically made of composite materials, while pickleball relies on lightweight paddles. The balls differ too: padel ...

FLAT ROCK — A late-season non-conference playoff primer of sorts pitted two of the Downriver region’s top high school baseball teams on Friday as Flat Rock welcomed in Ecorse.

Now, it moves through the air like a Wiffle ball bat, flailing with ease but not with power. David Levine, a mechanical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, chose this analogy to ...

Rivalry weekend is here for Alabama baseball, and a redemption sweep on the Plains is already out of the question for the Crimson Tide. After falling 2-1 in last season's series, No. 8 Alabama (26 ...

Rivalry weekend is here for Alabama baseball, and the Tide is out for a redemption sweep on the Plains. Here are live updates for Game 1 on Friday.

In the absence of superstar Kyle Tucker, the Astros lineup hasn't performed well. Altuve is slashing .391/.440/.522 with an OPS near 1.000, but the team as a whole is struggling. Houston's team ...

“They also feel a little lighter, there’s more weight closer to your hands so you can swing a heavier bat,” he said. “It kind of feels like those old Wiffle ball bats you used as a kid, the barrel ...

NC State baseball lost to USC-Upstate in a midweek matchup 15-5 after seven innings at Doak Field as the pitching staff couldn’t contain the Spartans' offense. The loss to USC Upstate (13-11) marks ...