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Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (28 to 30.5 centimeters) in circumference, is thrown by a player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat (usually wooden or metal). Scoring is accomplished by the batter running and touching a series of three markers on the ground called bases, and then touching the final marker, called home plate. Softball is a direct descendant of baseball, which is sometimes referred to as hardball to distinguish the two, but differs from it in several ways (see Comparison of baseball and softball). This article assumes no knowledge of baseball.
The sport's governing body, the International Softball Federation holds world championships, held every four years, in several categories.
Types of softball
There are three general forms of softball: slow pitch, fast pitch, and modified pitch. More on [ Softball ]
just beat the boys softball tea, 8-2. solid start to the season
elyseeXX (Elyse Madigan) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:20:26 -0000
just beat the boys softball tea, 8-2. solid start to the season
*softball Pete? REALLY NOW* RT @petewentz The jonas bros and I just decided to start a softball league #ema
Boo_Hadlay (Hadlay ) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:47 -0000
*softball Pete? REALLY NOW* RT @petewentz The jonas bros and I just decided to start a softball league #ema
Are you... mad? D: RT @petewentz: The jonas bros and I just decided to start a softball league #ema
GabiSequeira (Gabriela :D) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0000
Are you... mad? D: RT @petewentz: The jonas bros and I just decided to start a softball league #ema
Fun night-Camp Longhorn Happy Hour at Abels on the Lake, then a softball double header! Tomorrow may be rough, but I have NBC shows to watch
margaretworks (Margaret Works) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:57 -0000
Fun night-Camp Longhorn Happy Hour at Abels on the Lake, then a softball double header! Tomorrow may be rough, but I have NBC shows to watch
For @racqueldotcom RT @petewentz: The jonas bros and I just decided to start a softball league #ema
lukec1992 (Luke Caruana) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:53 -0000
For @racqueldotcom RT @petewentz: The jonas bros and I just decided to start a softball league #ema
It's softball playoffs time! Gotta win three games tonight to move on to next week.
wikipublius (Dave Pearson) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:16:06 -0000
It's softball playoffs time! Gotta win three games tonight to move on to next week.
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