Thirty-four sliding injuries were reported with rates of 42.0 per 1000 slides and 20.5 per 100 games. The difference in injury rates between headfirst (35 per 1000 slides) and feetfirst (55 per 1000 ...

An Akron Zips softball player took a hilariously mighty tumble as she went sliding into second base in a recent game -- the best part is that she was safe. Sure, Madison Carter faceplanted, and it ...

The Institutional Review Board of Via Christi Health, Inc, exempted the study from review. All baseball and softball games of the 10 local teams for which our program provided athletic trainers during ...

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 baseball ...