Because it is less dense than a hard ball.
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∙ 2008-04-20 01:41:26A softball is called a softball because its core is soft and sponge like. The outside is definately not soft but the core is!
A softball is called a softball because its core is soft and sponge like. The outside is definately not soft but the core is!
Baseball is not called softball. The game of softball is called softball because the ball used is softer than a baseball.
Officials in softball are called umpries
Umpires are called umpires in both baseball and softball.
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A softball field.
They called softball mushball, because the first softball game was played with a "mushy" taped up boxing glove.
The inside of a softball is made of cork. Even though it is called a softball, it is not soft at all. Take it from me :)
It is softer than a hardball.
i call it a throw. when you pitch the softball its called a pitch.
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