PE - Softball 1

• It is a variant of baseball.
• It is played with a larger ball on a smaller field.
• Invented as an indoor game by George Hancock on a Thanksgiving Day of 1887 in Chicago, Illinois.
• Its alternative names include the following:

  1. indoor baseball
  2. mush ball
  3. playground
  4. kitten ball
  5. ladies' baseball
• The name softball was given in 1926 by Walter Hakanson because it was once soft.
• Its ball is either synthetic or made from leather.
• Its bath is either made of wood or alloy.
• Its gloves are leather.
• Playing field:

  • It should be a clear and unobstructed area.
  • A minimum radius of 60.96m (200ft) for women's fast pitch
  • A minimum radius of 68.58m (225ft) for men's fast pitch
  • Batting area may vary
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• This player pitches the ball from the pitcher's mound to the catcher.

  PITCHER
• This player crouches behind the home plate and receives the thrown pitches from the pitcher. They also receive throws from fielders attempting to make outs at home plate.

  CATCHER
• They defend ball hit near the base line and coming from the outfielders.

  BASEMEN
• They receive the fly ball or ground ball.

  (3) OUTFIELDERS
• They help out the infield players but closely with the 2nd and 3rd basemen.

  SHORT STOP
• An offensive player who swings and attempts to reach a base.

  BATTER
• The order of batting system of every team.

  BATTING ORDER
• When a batter is hit by a pitch, they automatically proceed to the first base.

  HIT BY PITCH
• When a batter hits the ball so well, they run through all bases before the ball is fielded.


  HOME RUN
• The act of scoring in softball

  RUN
• When a player advances to a base after the pitcher releases the pitch.

  STOLEN BASE
• When a batter accumulates 3 strikes, at which point the at-bat ends and the player is called out.

  STRIKE OUT
• Ball and strike happens when:

  • a ball is pitched above or below the strike zone.
  • The batter did not hit the ball at swing.
  • the pall passes through the strike zone.
• Tagged out happens when:

  • the ball is caught before it touches the ground
  • a base runner is tagged by a fielder before they reach the base
  • a ground ball is fielded and thrown to the base
  • a fielder holding the ball touches the base that the base runner aims to reach
  • a strike out or when a third strike is fouled off
  • a runner advances to the next base before the pitcher releases the ball
• Foul ball:

  • no limits as long as it doesn't happen consecutively
  • the pitcher just keeps throwing a pitch until the batter gets on base or gets out
  • bunting is an exception; a bunted foul ball with two strikes is an out