Compare And Contrast Baseball And Softball

Baseball and softball two great sports for boys and girls of any age! These sports can be competitive or recreational. The object of the two games are the same, yet they are completely different. These two sports are games that require skill, smarts, and the ability to drive in runs. They can be entertaining to watch, and even more fun to be a part of. Baseball America’s favorite pastime. We played it as kids, we loved to be a part of it and we loved watching it even more. This game is a part of American history and a personal history for each one of us. It’s a game that we can pass down for generations and, something that can bring everyone together. Baseball can be dated back to the 1840s, where it was already a popular game amongst

This is where the game that millions of little girls love came to life. When a boxing glove was hit with a stick that enthralled the group of patrons at the boat club. This is a game that requires a certain skill set that includes being able to throw a baseball with precision and accuracy. It involves being able to see the ball come out of the pitchers hand and hitting the ball with the baseball bat. While this may seem like an easy task, it is not one. Softball like baseball requires a certain skill set that involves hitting a ball that measures 10-12 inches. The hard part about hitting a softball is that it tends to rise after leaving the pitchers hand. This ball is harder to throw with precision and accuracy because of the sheer size of it, this also requires bigger gloves and bates. The reaction time to hit a 70mph softball released from 37 feet is only .35

A pitcher will throw softballs at varying speeds depending on the pitch type just like in baseball. The pitcher will throw a softball around 43 feet. This is the distance the ball must travel before getting hit by the batter, or entering the catcher’s glove and getting called a strike or ball. A softball pitcher can throw a variety of 18 pitches during a game. Just because there are 18 pitches this does not mean the pitcher knows how to throw them all. A few examples of some pitches include: two-seam fastball, four-seam fastball, dropball, riseball, and curveball. Hitting a baseball requires a reaction time of .45 seconds to a 90mph fastball. This is just a regular pitch with no curve. Not only does a batter have to decide in less than .20 seconds if this is a strike, or a ball but he has to then start the process of swinging the bat. This is one of the many things that makes baseball so difficult. Softball on the other hand requires an even greater reaction time from the batter because of the shorter distance. A softball in my opinion is more difficult to hit than a baseball. In just a fraction of the time a batter has to decide whether she wants to swing the bat or let it go. This is one of the many things that makes softball just as