Regarding Pitches:
(looking from pitcher mound)
Curve- ball moves toward the left
Screw- ball moves toward the right
Rise- ball moves up
Drop- ball moves down
Change/off speed- ball speed slower than fast ball
Fast- no movement
Regarding Hitting:
Sweet spot- part of the bat where it is best to hit off of
Slap hit- running bunt
Slap bunt- start in bunt position then pull back and take short swing
General:
Pickle- when a runner is stuck in between two bases because there are basemen on either side of them and they have possesion of the ball
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∙ 13y agoThey 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.
Softball is played on a softball field or it is often referred to as a diamond.
No, bunting in 16U softball is not illegal.
Im not aware of a lot of softball sites but this is what I always check out in terms of softball conditioning and a lot of softball tips on improving softball skills
A softball is called a softball because its core is soft and sponge like. The outside is definately not soft but the core is!
softball
To play softball
A question about softball.
softball in Tagalog: softball (no Tagalog translation)
a softball tournament is exactly like a baseball tournament, exept with softball
11" circumference for women's slow pitch softball.
why does a foam softball seeem much lighter than a normal softball