yes
12 inch
The ball goes slower and there is more offense in the game.
The term softball came from the way they first played, when pitching underhand was a soft, slow pitch. So it was soft..ball. You may also here the terms slow pitch for younger girls these days and fast pitch for older girls.
Slow pitch softball has "closed bases," which means the runners cannot leave their base until the ball reaches the plate. But they can steal then.
The DeMarini
no it is not illegal
7
30 inches
you under hand a pitch by tossing it under hand
50 feet for slow pitch softball, 46 feet for fast pitch.
The first softball game was played on Thanksgiving Day in 1887. They players played inside of a gym at Farragut Boat club, located in Chicago, IL in the United States. The believed inventor of softball is George Hancock.