High school softball pitchers from across the country gathered in Lee's Summit on Saturday for an exclusive training ...

No one else can do what Monica Abbott does with a softball in her left hand. It can be argued no one ever could. She is the most valuable player in the world for one simple reason: Pitchers these days ...

A two-time USA Olympic medalist spent the weekend in Lee’s Summit helping elite softball players from across the country ...

Monica Abbott, one of the greatest players in the history of softball, has traveled to events for the last 10 years to tell her story. When she saw faces light up, she assumed it was because they were ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you ever wondered what it takes to be an Olympian or how heavy an Olympic medal is? Several groups of students at Pleasant Lea Elementary School in Lee’s Summit learned the ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee softball legend and former Olympic pitcher Monica Abbott returned to Knoxville to promote her new book, "Rise and Shine: The Monica Abbott Story" and make appearances at ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee softball legend and Olympic softball player Monica Abbott announced her retirement from the sport on Tuesday afternoon. Abbott was named the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate ...

PLAYED AT.... GOING WAY BACK TO HER TIME....AT NORTH SALINAS HIGH SCHOOL. ### <CLIP:1425 (MONICA) 0:39 "I THINK THAT IS THE GOAL FOR ANY ATHLETE - DID YOU LEAVE A ...

Monica Abbott, the two-time Olympic silver medalist and recently retired professional softball player, was in her fifth-grade class when she declared her athletic intentions. Assigned to research, ...