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    Baseball and Softball are two sports that seems the same, but they are not, this sports have so many similarities and differences, this are both competitive sports, this sports provide entertainment and exercise. Baseball is a sport in which two teams meet for a period of nine innings score points by hitting the ball, this sport requires strategy, baseball requires at least 9 players on the field when is time defend. There are 9 position on baseball, 1. pitcher 2. catcher 3. first baseman 4. second

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    Softball for many people is the way of life, we eat, sleep, and play softball. Softball is a great sport for a lot of girls that want to be active and even stay out of trouble. Softball can be great for starting conversation because on the field you always have to talk, so your teammates now what is going on and where everyone is on the field. But when you play softball you always have a rush of enjoyment, and nerves. Softball shows friendship by how the team comes together, we laugh, smile,

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    The object of softball is to score runs by hitting the ball and touching all the bases without being tagged or thrown out. Softball games last for seven innings. The pitcher will pitch to a batter until one of four things happens: The batter gets three strikes against him/her. A strike occurs when the batter swings at a pitch but misses it or hits it foul with less than two strikes against him/her, or when the pitch passes through the strike zone but the batter does not swing at it. The pitcher throws

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    Ladies Grab Five All-Conference Selections, Miller Named First Team SAN ANTONIO, Texas – And the historic 2016 Ladies softball season continues. Just hours after capturing its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament win in program history, five Centenary softball players were honored by the conference. In a vote by the SCAC coaches and announced at the Conference Softball Tournament Friday, April 22, five Ladies grabbed All-Conference honors. Headlining the All-Conference winner was sophomore

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    Softball vs. Baseball “Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world” (Ruth, n.d). While many people agree with Babe Ruth on that opinion, softball is also quickly becoming an American favorite. Not only has softball been added to the Olympic games, but college softball has also become popular. According to Anderson and Lopez (2017), Women’s College World Series coverage on ESPN was up 21% in live audience views in 2017. While similar in many aspects, the differences between

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    the Differences Between Baseball and Softball? We all know America loves the sports, but are they the same? They have lots of the same qualities, but many differences. Some people assume that softball is the girl version of baseball, but they are totally wrong. Both boys and girls can play either sport, but usually they are aligned by gender. First, we have the size of the ball. As you may see, a softball is way bigger than a baseball. This means that softball players use a bigger, wider glove. Baseballs

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    Baseball vs. Softball “You play baseball like a girl” according to the movie Sandlot. Rather than obvious reasons, baseball and softball are very different from each other. 3 strikes, 4 ball and 9 defensive players are about the only things that are truly alike in softball and baseball. One of the big differences between these two sports is girls play softball and boys play baseball. These two sports seems the same, but a lot of little things define the sport of softball and baseball. Baseball

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    Baseball and softball are very similar in ways and are very different in ways. First the similarities of baseball and softball. One is the shape of the ball they use to play with. Both of them play using a round ball that they throw around and try and hit the ball so they can get on base. Second they have four bases which are first base, second base, third base, and home plate. Whenever someone hits a ball the player ahead of them runs to the next base unless they are more than one base ahead of

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    Liz Johnson 5/1/15 Big History 5th-6th Softball, The Story of It All. Softball and baseball are the same thing, right? Wrong. Softball is the same as baseball, but it has a softer ball, right? Wrong again. So if it’s not the same as baseball and it doesn’t have a softer ball then what is it? Softball is its very own sport. Yes, it has similarities to baseball, but there are many differences. To fully understand softball you have to know its history, how it is played and how it works, what it is made

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    Softball is a game of basic mechanics, mental toughness, and a heart for the game. It takes all three to be a well-rounded player and reach success. If a person fails to have one or more of these, they will will never have what it takes to make it to the next level. Good mechanics will always equal to good outcomes. When hitting, a person should keep their eye on the ball at all times. If they do not, they won’t make good contact with the ball resulting in a mediocre hit or even no contact at all

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