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Differences Between Baseball And Softball

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“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” ~Jim Ryun
Baseball has been considered the American Pastime since 1839. Baseball has been around for 172 years. Softball has been around since 1887. It has been around for 128 years. Much shorter than baseball but still a game played now. Softball and baseball are very different from each other but they are also very the same.

There are many interesting facts about how softball and baseball are played. One of those things is the pitching area. Baseball features a pitching mound that the pitchers throw the baseball from. This is different in softball. In softball the pitcher delivers balls on level ground with the batter. The other difference is that softball pitchers …show more content…

This price does not include hotel cost, food, fees for family to get into tournaments, and even the cost to repair damaged equipment. Travel baseball is no different. It will generally cost $4,000 dollars to play. Once again this price does not include hotel cost, food, fees for family to get into tournaments, and even the cost to repair damaged equipment. Families are starting to rethink putting their kids into travel sports, not just baseball and softball, because of the atrocious prices and fees to follow their kids and watch them play. Both travel softball and baseball are alike in a few ways and one of those ways is that they are really expensive. But what happens when you compare the baselines, innings, tie-breakers, and the run …show more content…

Softball games consist of seven innings while baseball games call for nine. There is also the tie-breakers. In baseball, if the score is tied after the ninth complete inning, the game will continue until one team takes the lead after a completed inning. In softball, the approach is similar, but there is an additional element that does not exist in baseball — a runner. If a game is tied at the top of the eighth inning, the offensive team begins its turn at bat with the player who is scheduled to bat ninth in that half-inning (whoever made the last out in the previous inning) placed on second base. This runner can be substituted according to the substitution rules. Every successive inning will begin with a runner on second base until one team

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