Softball mound for girls that age is 35 feet.
what is the pitching distance for ten and under softball?
There actually is no "mound" in softball. It's flat from the rubber to the plate. That's why it's also called the "pitching circle", which is the more correct term since there actually is no mound. That term just carried over from baseball.
The distance from home plate to the pitcher's rubber is 46 feet.
40 feet
12,16,18 and under play from 40 feet and 10 years and under play from 35 feet
For boys under 15 the pitcher's mound is 46 feet from home plate. For girls, it's forty feet for fast pitch and fifty feet for slow pitch.
35 feet from the the tip of home plate to the front edge of the pitching rubber.
I would humbly suggest that this question is sort of like asking "why aren't football and rugby played the same way?" They are played differently because they are different sports.Assuming you are talking about fast-pitch softball, it is interesting to ask, "why does fast-pitch softball exist as a sport?" Softball apologists suggest that it's just as hard to hit an underhand softball from the shorter distance than to hit an overhand baseball from 60 feet 6 inches.Why are they different? Because they have different rules. They are different games. Why did softball come about is another question. It's possible it hung around as a variant of baseball which originally dictated underhand pitching of the ball. The rules changed to allow overhand throws from the mound so perhaps some people kept playing with the original underhand rule and the game evolved from there.OpinionThe main reason for the differences in the rules is due to the size of the ball used. I think the most interesting thing to know would be, "Why is it that baseball is mainly designated for men and softball generally speaking is designated for women? (other then recreation leagues)
43 feet for 13 and up. 40 feet for 11 and 12. 35 feet for 10 and under.
According to the National Softball Association rulebook, Women's Adult Slow Pitch Divisions shall have a pitching distance of 53 feet.
In fast-pitch softball, it's 46 feet for men and 43 feet for women and everyone under 18 years of age.