Similarities between Baseball and Softball

Similarities between Baseball and Softball

These popular sports both use a ball, bat, and three bases on a diamond-shaped field. The object is to hit the ball and score a run. The team with the most runs wins.

Differences:

      Baseball 	                      Softball

1. Small, hard ball     	1. Large, softer ball

2. 90-foot basepath       	2. 60-foot basepath

3. Nine players per team 	3. 10 players per team (slow pitch; fast pitch has nine players per team)

4. Overhand pitch       	4. Underhand pitch