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SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL. Softball-  is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. softballs are larger than baseballs , and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand. .

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SOFTBALL

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  1. SOFTBALL

  2. Softball- is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. • softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand. 

  3. it is played on a smaller diamond than in baseball; a softball field's average distances from home plate to the center, left and right field fences are 220 feet (67 meters) for females and 250 feet (75 meters) for males (the corresponding baseball field average distances are 410 and 325 feet [125 and 99 meters]). Despite the game's name, the standard softball is not soft; in fact, it is harder than a baseball

  4. HISTORY • The earliest known softball game was played in Chicago, Illinois on Thanksgiving Day, 1887. It took place at the Farragut Boat Club to hear the outcome of the Yale and Harvard football game • When the score was announced and bets were settled, a Yale alumnus threw a boxing glove at a Harvard supporter. The other person grabbed a stick and swung at it. George Hancock called out "Play ball!" and the game began, with the boxing glove tightened into a ball, a broom handle serving as a bat.

  5. EQUIPMENT • BALL • BAT • GLOVES • UNIFORMS • PROTECTIVE GEAR • HELMET FOR OFFENSIVE TEAM • HELMET, SHIN GUARDS AND CHEST PROTECTOR FOR THE DEFENSIVE CATCHER

  6. POSITIONS • Pitcher- the individual who throws the ball from the side of the diamond or the pitcher's mound. • Catcher- always behind the hitter in semi-crouched position at home plate • First baseman- the position to the right of the first base • Second baseman- plays in between the first baseman and the gap at second

  7. Shortstop-  fields all balls hit to the infield between the second and third bases • Third baseman- covers all hits to the third base and receives balls from the outfield • Outfielders- are players that cover the grassy area behind the infield.

  8. SCORING RUNS • A "run" is scored when a player has touched all four bases in order, proceeding counterclockwise around them. They need not be touched on the same play; a batter may remain safely on a base while play proceeds and attempt to advance on a later play. • A run is not scored if the last out is a force out or occurs during the same play that the runner crosses home plate. For instance, if a runner is on third base prior to a hit, and he or she crosses home plate after an out is made, either on the batter or another runner, the run is not counted.

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