Ted Williams once said “Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer.” Softball is exactly the same way. Some people may say softball and baseball are the same sport. However, they may be similar in some ways, but there are also some major differences.
In softball, the ball is normally bigger than a baseball. Also, the bases are 60ft apart. In baseball the bases are 90 ft apart.Girls tend to pitch underhanded instead of overhanded in baseball. The age difference for girls is 16 and under, as for boys it is 14 and under. For girls, the home run fence is 220 ft and for boys it is 250ft. Also, girls throw from the same elevation as the batter,