yes there is different types of softball. There is fast-pitch and there is slow-pitch softball.
i call it a throw. when you pitch the softball its called a pitch.
Baseball is a over-handed pitch. Softball is a under-handed pitch
Draw a softball pitch and label the following features.
Because a softball is heavier then a baseball.
It was 130 miles per hour by a fast pitch softball player.
An underarm throw in softball is basically a pitch. If you watch a fast pitch softball team, you will see that the pitcher pitches underhand.
The ball goes slower and there is more offense in the game.
Fast pitch softball is pitched underhand and a baseball is pitched overhand.
College softball pitchers, pitch anywhere from 50mph to about 70mph. But 70mph is about the fastest.
11" circumference for women's slow pitch softball.
In terms of actual speed, a baseball pitch is much faster then a softball pitch. However, a softball pitcher throws from a shorter distance so it often looks just as fast if not faster then a baseball pitcher.