Softball
Over 600 colleges sponsor softball in the NCAA (Division I-III). It is considered an equivalency sport to baseball.The game had many different names. It was known as a different game (popular names were cabbage ball, mush ball, or pumpkin ball,) depending on the area in which it was being played. The size of the bat and ball as well as the exact rules changed as much as the name. Men and women of every age participated in the sport. In 1931, a team of men who called themselves the Kids and Kubs traveled around the country playing softball.
Did you know??
- The bases are 60 ft. apart compared to 90ft.
- The origin was 1887.
- Inventor-George hancock.
- Birthplace- Chicago.
- Original names- mushball, kittenball, and indoor baseball.
- Varieties- slowpitch and fastpitch.
- Team size- 9 members.
- The ball size is 12in.
- Innings-7.
- Teams-professional, coworkers,and families.
- Association- World baseball softball confederation.
- This is not an olympic sport.:(
- The popularity is OVER 17 million people in the U.S.