The biggest and best softball stars earn a master's degree in the art of hitting this strange, oversized ball that comes out ...

16-inch softball was created on Chicago's Near South Side and has a hall of fame in Forest Park. It is now celebrating its 135th anniversary.

The Chicago Daily News 16-inch softball team in the Billy Goat Tavern during the 1974 winning season. Billy Goat owner Sam Sianis holds a trophy and is flanked by Don DeBat, left, and Mike Royko.

Curious Citizen and non-native Chicagoan Derek Stiles inquires about the religion of 16-inch softball. Our sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout straightens us out when it comes to the sport's ...

Unlike the rather bland “16-inch softball,” this new Chicago cultural tradition will be called “Coed Mega-Hype Extreme 48-Inch SoftSHOCKball Death Challenge 5000, brought to you by Walgreens ...

But there’s a particular type of Chicago softball that fell by the wayside in recent years, until this weekend: The 16-inch circumference, no mitt, finger-bruising clincher softball.

16-inch softball carries on in suburbs as pandemic shuts down park district leagues With new safety measures in place, softball leagues have been able to adapt without any major issues. By Sam Kelly ...

CHICAGO -- In this city where the history of softball begins, there is growing concern that Chicago's brand of the game -- played with 16-inch balls and without mitts -- may be following the steel ...

To many in the elite echelons of 16-inch softball, Mark Frighetto was one of the best defensive short centers who ever played the game. “If the ball was hit to him, he always turned it into an ...

Although the 16-Inch Softball Hall of Fame was founded in 1995, it hasn't had a physical museum until now. Al Maag, one of the museum's organizers, was inducted into the Hall in 1996.

Now there is a bid for the team's legacy to last, as well. The team is waiting to hear if it will be accepted into the 16-Inch Softball Hall of Fame. "The minimum requirement is at least ten years.

The Amateur Softball Association 16-inch men's slow-pitch District III tournament concluded Saturday at Kirkwood Softball Complex, and those involved are hoping to rejuvenate the recreational sport.