You’ll find many softball players wearing bows on their hair. Different people interpret this differently. Some believe it’s a symbol of femininity, while others think it’s a mark of support towards certain gender groups. There are a lot of misrepresentations regarding this. The bow is nothing but an aesthetic accessory or adornment. In some ways, it stems from the “look good, feel good, play good” motto that softball teams popularly profess....
The hardest position to play in softball is undoubtedly the shortstop position. It requires the player to be good in everything at once - whereas other positions generally need to excel in only one or two specific attributes. The shortstop is the player standing at home plate, usually next to the first base on defense. The shortstop fields balls, passes to other infielders and throws the ball over the infielder’s head....
Yellow softballs are the most common type of softball that is used in recreational leagues. They are available in both solid and striped designs. The main difference between the two is that yellow softballs have a yellow background and white stitching, whereas white softballs have a white background with white stitching. Reason #1: Pitching distance and reaction The first reason why softballs are yellow is because of the lower pitching distance....
An illegal pitch is a pitch that is not in the strike zone. In softball, the batter must have at least one foot in contact with the pitcher before the ball leaves his hand. If he does not have at least one foot in touch with the pitcher, it is considered an illegal pitch and must be called by the umpire. An illegal pitch is a pitch that is either too high or too low....
A grand slam is a home run with all four bases in softball. That’s it. It’s not extremely hard, rare, or anything else. But at the same time, grand slams are also not incredibly common in softball, and it takes practice and skills to pull one off! The term “grand slam” originates from baseball, which refers to a home run hit with all three bases occupied. The first one was hit in baseball on July 4, 1876, by George Wright of the Washington Nationals against the Philadelphia Athletics at National Park (now known as Nationals) Park in Washington, D....