Fastpitch softball

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…

“Be remembered!” echoes through my mind every time I get up to bat. From Tee Ball to now, softball has made a huge impact on my life. Ever since I was 5 years old, I have been playing the game that I love the most. Imagine standing on a softball field expected to perform at the age of 5. Even though the butterflies in my stomach were fixing to start a war, nothing was going to stop me from stepping on that field to play my first tee ball game as a Little Tiger. Fans cheered, but what I…

Mizuno fastpitch softball gloves are one of the most popular in the sport. They have been an industry leader in providing quality sports equipment for more than a hundred years. Here is what sets Mizuno fastpitch softball gloves apart from the others. Is There Really a Difference? When you compare baseball gloves to softball gloves there is a huge difference. It all centers on the size and depth of the pocket and the size of the player’s hand using them. The physics behind these differences is…

The aspiring fastpitch softball catcher should be wearing Mizuno gear and the most popular model is Mizuno Samurai fastpitch catchers gear. The Samurai version of this acclaimed protective equipment is gender-engineered, especially for the female player. Each piece of Mizuno Samurai gear is available in numerous color choices to match any uniform design. Here’s a description of each piece from the complete Samurai fastpitch set and why this is best choice for you if you’re a fastpitch softball…

Slow-pitch softball is a much safer and easier game to play. The players barely get any injuries. Some girls will be able to hit a ball at a slower speed much easier. Slow-pitch is very popular in recreational leagues throughout the United States. A different name for slowpitch is “Lob Ball” (Softball: Slow-Pitch). There are more players on the field that gives less space to cover. It’s well suited for age group competition (Softball: Slow-Pitch). The pitch is much more different and easier to…

Softball is a great sport! Softball is one of the best sports there is to play. There are so many different positions to play including pitcher, catcher, first, second, third, shortstop, left field, center field, and right field. You can also be on the bases, or up to bat. When batting you have to keep your eye on the ball and follow through with your bat. If pitched and hit just right you could hit a homerun. Hitting the ball is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Once hit you run to…

Softball. According to the dictionary, softball is a modified form of baseball played on a smaller field with a larger ball, seven rather than nine innings, and underarm pitching. But to me it is more than just a modified version of baseball, to me it is more than just a game. It's not about the pitching style or the smaller field or the number of innings. I have grown up playing the game and it has made me tougher. It has shown me how to love sports and be a competitive athlete. “Come in…

“Although many people assume that softball was derived from baseball, the sport’s first game actually came about because of a football game” (History 1). Softball was invented on Thanksgiving day in 1887 in Chicago, Illinois by a group of Yale and Harvard alumni. They were all just sitting around waiting for the outcome of the Yale vs. Harvard football game, when one of the alumni threw a boxer's glove at a harvard supporter. The supporter swung at the glove and everyone was interested by the…

Jennie Finch is known as an all American softball player. She was born in La Mirada, California on September 3, 1980. Since she had two older brothers that both played baseball, when she turned 5 years old she joined her first little league team just like her brothers had done. The whole household loved baseball. Since they were close to Los Angeles they were all Dodger fans. As Jennie grew older she switched over to girls softball. This is where she started pitching at 8 years old and…

In 1991, women’s fast pitch softball was added to the roster of the 1996 Summer Olympics – a landmark many people recognize as the ultimate success of a sport. Although softball was later dropped from the 2012 Summer Olympics line-up, the game is still one of the most popular participant sports in the United States and 113 countries have officially joined the International Softball Federation since the organization’s formation in 1952. According to the official rules developed early in the…