People think that football originated from softball, but that’s not the case. The first game of softball was due to a football game. On Thanksgiving, 1887, some alumni were at the Illinois Farragut Boat Club in Chicago waiting for the outcome of the football game of Yale vs. Harvard. Yale won, and when this was announced one of the Yale fans tossed a boxing glove at one of the Harvard supporters. They swung a stick, and the rest of the people in the group became intrigued. A reporter named George Hancock shouted out, “Play ball!” and the first game of softball was started, played with a boxing glove and a broom handle. The Farragut Boat Club decided to create their own set of rules, and the game quickly leaked to the rest of the Midwest. The
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An offensive strategy is to get all bases loaded, and teams rarely leave everything up to one big hit. The coach will use bunting, slapping, and singles as the main offensive approaches to winning games. The fundamental offensive strategy in slowpitch is to hit the ball as far and as hard as you can. Bunting is not allowed, and a foul ball on a third strike is an automatic out. The lack of strikeouts also require solid field positioning in order to succeed on defense. Both games have similar defensive line-up on the field, with fastpitch having nine but slowpitch having ten. Slowpitch games allow a tenth player, who either plays as a fourth outfielder or acts as a “rover” in the shallow area between the shortstop and second base. The main difference between the catchers in slowpitch and fastpitch is their protective gear. Fastpitch rules require a catcher to be fully suited while slowpitch often allow only a catcher’s mask, if any gear is required. Another major difference between slowpitch and fastpitch are the rules on the base paths. In fastpitch, base runners are allowed to take lead-offs once the pitcher releases the ball. They are allowed to steal and may score on passed balls. In slowpitch, stealing is not allowed. Base runners cannot start running until the hitter makes contact with the ball, and they cannot score on passed balls since that is essentially a
An offensive strategy is to get all bases loaded, and teams rarely leave everything up to one big hit. The coach will use bunting, slapping, and singles as the main offensive approaches to winning games. The fundamental offensive strategy in slowpitch is to hit the ball as far and as hard as you can. Bunting is not allowed, and a foul ball on a third strike is an automatic out. The lack of strikeouts also require solid field positioning in order to succeed on defense. Both games have similar defensive line-up on the field, with fastpitch having nine but slowpitch having ten. Slowpitch games allow a tenth player, who either plays as a fourth outfielder or acts as a “rover” in the shallow area between the shortstop and second base. The main difference between the catchers in slowpitch and fastpitch is their protective gear. Fastpitch rules require a catcher to be fully suited while slowpitch often allow only a catcher’s mask, if any gear is required. Another major difference between slowpitch and fastpitch are the rules on the base paths. In fastpitch, base runners are allowed to take lead-offs once the pitcher releases the ball. They are allowed to steal and may score on passed balls. In slowpitch, stealing is not allowed. Base runners cannot start running until the hitter makes contact with the ball, and they cannot score on passed balls since that is essentially a