You can't. Softball doesn't have a raised mound.
There is no height difference. A softball mound is not raised like a baseball mound.
Softball doesn't have a raised mound. In fast pitch softball, there is a circle with an 8 foot diameter drawn around the pitcher's plate.
43 feet
For squirts the distance to the mound is 35 feet. For Peewee's the distance is 38 feet.
In baseball, the ball is released at higher point (shoulders) in a downward motion. In softball, the ball is released at a lower location (the hip) in a straight motion.A softball mound is raised up about a 1/2 inch to help the pitcher push off.
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)
Baseball: Smaller ball, larger bats, elevated mounds, grass infields, longer distances between bases/mound, overhand pitching, larger fields, and more innings in a game.
Closer than the potty ;)
Approx.36feet
43 feet
50 feet for slow pitch softball, 46 feet for fast pitch.