There is one really cool rule I would like to say, is that there are many different positions, and people have to play them. The thing is, you dont even have to be in that spot! Every one could back up to the outfield, against the fence, if they wanted. There is one really cool rule I would like to say, is that there are many different positions, and people have to play them. The thing is, you dont even have to be in that spot! Every one could back up to the outfield, against the fence, if they wanted.
The game of softball was invented in Chicago in 1887 by George Hancock. The idea for the ball came from an old boxing glove.
There are several key differences between softball and baseball regulations. The first difference is that there are different pitching rules. In baseball the ball is pitched overhand and in softball the ball is pitched underhand. There is also different sizes for balls, softballs are bigger than baseballs. There is also different rules in leading. For softball you can only leave the base once the ball leaves the pitchers hand, in baseball you are allowed to leave the base prior to the pitcher releasing the ball. Another difference is that in baseball bases are 90 feet apart, and in softball they are 60 feet apart.
a form of softball, also called "super slow pitch"
They are practically the same. I've played both, the only difference is the pitching, the size of the ball, the size of the bats, and if you are playing for leagues or school then boys play baseball and girls play softball.
Yes, in slow pitch softball, if a batter has two strikes and they foul the ball, they are not out. Unlike fast pitch softball, where a foul ball with two strikes results in an out, slow pitch rules allow the batter to continue their at-bat after a foul ball, as long as it is not a third strike. The batter can keep hitting until they either get a fair ball or strike out in another way.
They named it softball because the game of softball was derived from Baseball. The baseball had a hard core whereas the softball has a soft core, so they named it softball. Although the ball is not softball the core of the ball is soft.
Hit the ball as far as you can without it being caught as a popfly. Run like mad around the bases without getting tagged with the ball.
Baseball is not called softball. The game of softball is called softball because the ball used is softer than a baseball.
dont throw the ball too fast and get the other person out.
They named it softball because the game of softball was derived from baseball. The baseball had a hard core whereas the softball has a soft core, so they named it softball. Although the ball is not softball the core of the ball is soft.
They are realted by having the same concept. Players need to hit the ball, get on base,and score and they need to be able to stop the ball. The rules, bases, and the ball and bates are some differences.
softball has a bigger ball and despite its name, the official softball is the same hard as a baseball also, the ball is pitched underarm in softball