After 15 rusty, so-so swings while playing ball with fellow senior citizens at Lions Park, I put the borrowed bat to the side and declared "I'm good." I hear Brian MacDonald, 80 years old, piping in ...

Apr. 9—Walt Hooper strode to the plate, swung the bat and lifted a soft fly ball past second base. "Good hit, Walt!" a teammate shouted. Why praise a pop-up? Hooper, of Ellicott City, is 90 years old.

TUCSON — At Freedom Park, the crack of bats and pop of gloves fills the air almost every morning as the Tucson Senior Softball League takes the field. These athletes, ranging from 50 to over 80 years ...

To the naked eye, softball bats may look like carbon copies of one another, just with different paint schemes. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. To the naked eye, softball bats may look ...