PE - Softball Part 1

• Softball is a variant of baseball
• Softball is played with a larger ball on a smaller field
• Softball is invented in Chicago, Illinois back in 1887.
• Softball is an indoor game.
• Past names:

  • indoor baseball
  • mush ball
  • playground
  • kitten ball
  • ladies' baseball
• Invented by George Hancock on a Thanksgiving Day.
• Walter Hakanson gave the name softball in 1926 because it used to be soft.
• Equipment:

  • Ball (synthetic or leather)
  • Bat (wood or alloy)
  • Leather gloves
• Playing field is a clear and unobstructed area.
• Has a minimum radius of 60.96 m for women and 68.58m for men.
• The pitcher pitches the ball from their mound to the catcher.
• Catcher crouches behind the home plate and receives thrown pitches. Also receives throws from fielders attempting to make outs at home plate.
• Basemen defends ball hit near the baseline and coming from the outfielders.
• Outfielders receives the fly ball or ground ball.
• Short stop helps out other infield players but closely to the 2nd and 3rd basemen.
• Batter swings and attempts to reach a base when they hit the ball.
• Hit by pitch happens when a batter automatically proceeds to the first base after being hit by a pitch.
• Every team follows a batting order.
• When the batter hits the ball well, she runs through all bases.
• Run is the act of scoring in soft ball.
• Stolen base happens when a runner advances to a base when the pitcher releases the pitch.
• Strike out occurs during an at-bat strikes, at which point the at-bat ends and the player is called out.
• Ball happens when:

  • the ball is pitched over or below the strike zone.
  • Batter swings but does not hit the ball.
  • ball passes through the strike zone.
• Tagged out

  • if the ball is caught before it touches the ground.
  • a base runner is not touching the base and got tagged by a fielder
  • a ground ball is fielded and thrown to the base.
  • a fielder holding a ball touches a base that a base runner is advancing to
  • a strike out, or when a third strike is fouled off.
  • when the runner advances to the next base before the pitcher releases the ball.
• Foul ball

  • no limit
  • the pitcher just keeps throwing a pitch until the batter gets on base or gets out.
  • bunting is exempted. A bunted foul ball with two strikes is an out.
• 10 defensive players.