Softball

To prevent collisions between runner and fielder

u draw a circle, then u draw two backwards C's with lines through them.

It referrers to the drop of the bat or the weight. If you have a 32 inch long bat and a -11 drop the bat weight is 21 oz. If you have a 31 inch long bat and a -11 the bat weight is 20 oz.

It is used to pave roads etc.

They are called Umpires. One is the plate umpire, one is the field umpire.

The first softball game was played on Thanksgiving Day in 1887. They players played inside of a gym at Farragut Boat club, located in Chicago, IL. The believed inventor of softball is George Hancock.

Official softball weight is 6.8 oz

You may be referring to "Merkle's Boner" in which he did not step on second base but ran off the field to avoid a mob but was later called out.

In September 1908, the Cubs were at the Giants. With a 1-1 score in the bottom of the 9th, the Giants had runners on first and third with 2 outs. The runner on first base was Fred Merkle, a 19-year old rookie. The guy at the plate lined a single into the outfield; the runner on third came home, apparently getting the win for the Giants. The fans swarmed the field...Merkle saw his teammate touch home and figured the game was over so he hustled off the field to avoid the mob. But since there were 2 outs, a forceout at second base ends the inning and the run does not count, even if it crosses before the forceout is made.

The Cub secondbaseman Johnny Evers ran to the outfield to get the ball and touch second. A fan allegedly picked it up and threw it as far away as he could to prevent it. Evers eventually did come up with a ball, showed it to the umpires and stepped on second base. The umpire called the out and since order couldn't be restored the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Because of the tie the Giants and Cubs ended up tied for first place. The Giants lost the 1-game playoff and the Cubs went on to the World Series.

You can start umpiring at age 16 in most recreation league sports. It usually depends on the sport. For softball, it depends on which league you want to umpire in and where.

because there is a difference in the force

George Hancock invented softball. It grew until rules were developed and now we have the ISF (International Softball Federation) as international governing body to take care of the sport

Softball started in Chicago on Thanksgiving day in 1887. From there popularity spread throughout the United States. Pretty soon it spread to the world as well.

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began in Colorado in 1887 on thanksgiving day.

Caps are also part of an official softball uniform.

H stands for Hit ... Hit is when the hitter is able to get a clean hit on the ball. It's when the batter-runner gets to base without an error..

Definitely! That's one of the main factors in softball. If you don't have coordination, you miss the ball, drop it, and mess up all the time

Well, if you are in Fast Pitch- 40 feet

yes

Click on the 'History of Softball' links below to read about the history of the game.

Jennie Finch is deathly ticklish on the soles of her feet. I am VJ Piscano, her cousin by the way. I know this because she is always getting into tickle bare sole fights with Cat Osterman, who is also my neice as well as Jennie Finch. They always tickle each other on their bare soles at least 5 times a day in front of me. They are tickling each other on their bare soles right now in front of me.

They holler out to the umpire "Time Blue!" or just make their hands into a T form and signal the umpire down, and then the umpire will call time out.

usually it is during the spring/summer.

although you will find teams that play during the fall in a fall ball leauge.

and travel softball teams most of the time practice year round

You can buy 14 inch softballs at www.hitrunscore.com.

Debeer 14 Inch Softball
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