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	Riseball. Who is Riseball? What is Riseball? Where is Riseball? Definition of Riseball. Meaning of Riseball. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A riseball is a pitch thrown by a pitcher in fastpitch softball.
		Although called a riseball, a riseball does not, in fact, rise.
		E.g., over the 40 foot distance from the pitcher to the batter, a softball thrown horizontally at a speed of 50 miles per hour would be expected to drop about 48 inches.
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Riseball (143 words)

	Chat With Bill
		The key to any riseball is the ability to place the proper spin and amount of rotation on the ball to allow the seams to interact aerodynamically with the flow of air facing it as it flies toward the batter.
		An incline pitch is not a true riseball although it can have many of the same effects on the hitter as the hopping rise.
		The Ground Power riseball is thrown as a true hopping style pitch with the added element of an “ in curve or cutback” action along with a jump of up to a foot or more in the swing zone.
	www.fastpitchusa.com /chatwithbill/ChatWithBill.cfm?thread=84 (492 words)

	Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum
		By this I mean if someone swings down at a lower pitch, the bat head would only be in the path of the ball for a brief second.
		Hitting the riseball is similar to this and that is what makes it a tougher pitch to hit consistently.
		The swing and contact must be perfect or else you will just foul the pitch backwards, which is very common on a pitch up in the zone in fastpitch.
	www.batspeed.com /messageboard/19962.html (551 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		"Riseball Drills" Learning to throw the most devastating pitch in fastpitch takes alot of work and practice.
		Body Positioning: On a riseball your weight should be down and back and the pitching side should callapse slightly to "get under" the ball.
		This movement is very similar to the way a riseball should be released and will help in its development.
	www.eteamz.com /greinerfastpitch1/files/Riseball_Drills.txt (246 words)

	Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum
		I have seen a lot of effective "riseballers" who you could convince me were throwing a pitch that dropped less than you would expect and not rising from original trajectory.
		In fastpitch, this pitch is called a riseball and a good one is a booger to hit.
		> > (A riseball is a backspin softball pitch that fools a batter by using lift to end up in the hitting zone at a point higher than the batter expects.
	www.batspeed.com /messageboard/output/6039.html (1852 words)

	NFCA.ORG11
		Sheapproaches the ball on a level plane and she fouls the ball back to thebackstop or she misses completely on the pitch with great upward movement.The same principles apply for the rise as the drop.
		Hitters also tend to drop their bat head when goinglevel to the high pitch because they raise their hands to meet the ball.While the diagonal cut on the rise is the most difficult to master, it isthe most effective.
		The mostexciting benefit from the diagonal cut against a riseball pitcher is thatthe hitter's diagonal hand movement will send a message to hitter's brainthat the ball above her hands is one that she should refrain from swingingfrom.
	www.nfca.org /news/?id=999 (745 words)

	Olympics: Dominating position
		Smith said five pitches is the standard in softball: riseball, drop, curve, screwball and changeup.
		She broke down the five pitches in the softball arsenal for the Times and commented on the four members of the U.S. pitching staff: Finch, Lisa Fernandez, Lori Harrigan and Cat Osterman.
		Smith usually uses her riseball grip (as shown in picture) so as not to tip the batter, and then takes the velocity and underspin off of it.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/08/22/Olympics/Dominating_position.shtml (1080 words)

	The Harvard Crimson Online :: Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Terriers had good movement and good speed with their pitches, and it was the riser that continually got the Crimson off-balance.
		West retired six of the seven hitters she faced in the sixth and seventh innings for the victory.
		West, who featured a wicked riseball, was certainly the best pitcher Harvard had faced this year, entering yesterday's game with a 10-2 record and 0.32 ERA.
	www.thecrimson.com /article.aspx?ref=225321 (727 words)

	UMass Magazine Online \| Pitching for Victory
		Besides regaining her riseball, she needs to perfect new pitches and “get quicker” if she hopes to make the next Olympic team, which is not a foregone conclusion.
		Besides regaining her riseball, Henderson says she needs to perfect new pitches and “get quicker” if she hopes to make the next Olympic team, which is not a foregone conclusion.
		She will have to prove herself to the selection committee, just as she did at the 1999 tryouts where she was one of sixty athletes asked to compete for a spot on the team.
	www.umass.edu /umassmag/archives/2001/winter2001/sydney.html (1555 words)

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	Riseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		E.g., over the40 foot distance from the pitcher to the batter, a softball thrown horizontally at aspeed of 50 miles per hour would be expected to drop about 48 inches.
		If sufficient backspin is put on the ball by the pitcher,the amount of drop over the same distance is reduced by about 12 inches.
		Some baseball pitchers throw a variation of the riseball known as a "backspinfastball."
	www.therfcc.org /riseball-258236.html (137 words)

	Bill Hillhouse: House of Pitching Softball Academy
		lot because the mechanics are incorrect and a riseball is not going to explode upward if the pitching mechanics are not putting the right amount of spin on the ball.
		When they see what a REAL riseball looks like and how I do it, most everyone is more willing to "relearn" correct mechanics even if it means going backwards and trying to unlearn a lot of what they've already been taught.
		I try to explain to pitchers, parents, and coaches that it is, not only a marathon and not a sprint but, learning to pitch is also like a carpenter building a house.
	www.houseofpitching.com /article7.html (642 words)

	Bat Speed -- Baseball Hitting Forum
		Re: Re: Re: Riseball for John tom.guerry [ Mon Oct 21 17:21:08 2002 ]
		Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Riseball for John Mark H. [ Thu Oct 31 07:49:11 2002 ]
		Re: Re: Re: Re: Riseball for John Jeff M [ Tue Oct 22 05:14:24 2002 ]
	www.batspeed.com /messageboard/output/8646.html (177 words)

	iHigh.com -- The High School Internet Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The riseball, he said, ''defies gravity,'' and when he's stood in to hit against her, it's baffled him.
		As if a 60-mph riseball weren't enough to baffle hitters, Bridges can also throw a knuckle-changeup that crosses the plate at an impossibly slow 38 mph.
		Mullis, in particular, forced her to stick with the riseball, even when it seemed to have no hope.
	www.ihigh.net /0,1773,2_1_0_80395,00.htm (611 words)

	Tips and drills for fastpitch pitchers from leading instructors. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		What I found by this, is that when they do actually pitch, they do not drop their shoulders and make that swooping motion.
		I place a stripe right down the middle of the ball and use them in close rotational work to insure the proper rotation is being imparted to the ball.
		When throwing a riseball or a peel drop (straight dropball) the pitcher and catcher should see a solid line as the ball flies toward the target.
	www.throwmax.com /www-throwmax-com/fastpitchdrills.chk (1777 words)

	The Daily Tribune - Hibbing, MN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Her dad, Dan, was her pitching coach throughout her life, and with his help she became one of the most dominant pitchers in the area.
		Potter’s repertoire of pitches included no fewer than six pitches (dropball, fastball, changeball, curveball, screwball and riseball) which enabled her to strike out more than 600 batters during her career and compile a 13-5 record in 2005 with a miniscule.47 ERA.
		In addition to her pitching prowess, Potter was also a threat at the plate, hitting.406 this spring with 12 RBIs from the three spot in the Raiders’ lineup.
	www.hibbingmn.com /placed/index.php?sect_rank=2&story_id=204836 (758 words)

	Bill Hillhouse: House of Pitching Softball Academy
		The simple truth is, the riseball is the toughest pitch to learn.
		In my opinion, this is why there are so many riseball doubters out there and people who think it's nothing more than an angled pitch.
		Regardless of who your coach is. Any coach worth his /her salt will not let you get ahead of yourself in the development.
	www.houseofpitching.com /article10.html (701 words)

	Pitching tips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		When one of my pitchers is having a tough time getting her riseball to move, I have her go through her pitching motion in super slow motion.
		I have her stop at each section of the pitch so I can assure her and myself that her mechanics are correct.
		In most cases, the pitchers are merely sliding their hand under the ball to give the proper rotation for the riseball, however, if you want a riseball that RIPS, try this.
	www.tustinsoftball.com /pitching.htm (3998 words)

	Riseball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Un riseball es una echada lanzada por una jarra en beísbol con pelota blanda del fastpitch.
		Aunque está llamado un riseball, un riseball no, en el hecho, subida.
		Algunas jarras del béisbol lanzan una variación del riseball conocido como "fastball del backspin."
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ri/Riseball.htm (157 words)

	Alligator Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		She would stand up on the mound and sling a pitch as hard as she could, forcing out a blazing 65-mph riseball and a loud but unintentional grunt.
		Now that she is pitching for the Gators, Landry is too busy concentrating on her newly refined pitching technique to notice the ruckus she causes when she throws.
		While Landry's best pitch is still the riseball, she has spent much time working on her accuracy and learning new pitches.
	www.alligator.org /edit/issues/98-sprg/980128/d08soft.htm (466 words)

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		Looper kept after Eula hitters with her riseball, which they couldn't catch.
		Aubrey coach Shon Ranton said the game plan was to go after the Eula hitters with the riseball.
		The Lady Chaparrals' offense, which was no-hit in the Class 2A Region II final, provided Looper with plenty of run support.
	www.postsignal.com /sball1.htm (486 words)

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	roanoke.com High School Sports
		James River defeats PH-Glade Spring for the third straight year en route to a Region C title.
		The James River Knights are no longer "Mean Girls," but their ace still throws a mean riseball.
		Angela Tincher pitched her 10th no-hitter of the year as James River claimed its third straight RegionC softball crown with a 1-0 win over Patrick Henry-Glade Spring on Saturday at Green Hill Park in Salem.
	www1.roanoke.com /sports/highschool/12630.html (433 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Finch's riseball not the only thing selling softball
		Still, of the three sports that have competed in the Olympic festival here this week, softball has drawn by far the most enthusiastic and passionate gatherings.
		It would be nice if Finch were known solely for helping continue America's dominance of the sport, for the kind of skill that has allowed her frightening riseball to strike out wobbly kneed major leaguers such as Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza and Dmitri Young.
		It would also be nice if the city's pension fund had enough funds to buy a slice of pizza.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050612-9999-1s12graney.html (812 words)

	Pasco: Gators work to make freshman feel at home
		This season, she has mixed a fastball and a changeup to compile a 3-2 record with a 1.30 earned-run average.
		Slate has been working on a riseball and hopes to have that weapon in her arsenal by the end of the summer.
		Once the riseball is mastered, she will try to pick up the dropball.
	www.saintpetersburgtimes.com /News/040501/Pasco/Gators_work_to_make_f.shtml (484 words)

	Citrus: All-around threat powers Pirates
		Bayer's best pitch is her riseball, but she also has a solid dropball.
		Bayer, a Lecanto transfer, was an honorable mention Times All-Citrus/Hernando pick last year after recording nine of the Panthers' 14 victories and posting a 1.14 ERA.
		Bayer had everything working in a 3-0 victory over Dunnellon on March19, when she fanned 14 and threw a perfect game.
	www.stpetersburgtimes.com /2002/04/30/news_pf/Citrus/All_around_threat_pow.shtml (325 words)

	Rising to the occasion :: FAU's hope for a series berth rides on Nikki Myers' pitching, leadership.
		The riseball is a tough pitch to master, but those who can throw it possess on of the best weapons in softball.
		The only parallel pitch in baseball is one thrown by a side-arm specialist, who lets the ball go from below his waist and has it end up chest-high when it crosses the plate.
		A softball riseball curves skyward as it heads toward the plate, lifted by backspin applied when ti is released.
	fausports.collegesports.com /sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/051602aaa.html (845 words)

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	National Pro Fastpitch - NPF NEWS ::
		New England took advantage of a leadoff single by Lyndsey Angus and a couple of fielding blunders by the Thunder to give Knudsen the opportunity to come to the plate.
		Knudsen fouled off several pitches in the at-bat before sending the 1-2 riseball over the left field fence to give the Riptide the 4-2 victory.
		Leigh Ann Ellis took the mound for New England in game two and she shut down the Thunder to pick up the victory.
	www.profastpitch.com /news/?id=6107 (373 words)

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