Softball

Softball is a lifetime sport.

• True

• False

Softball is a variation of the game of baseball. There are many differences such as

• Softball is only played by women

• Softball uses underhand pitching while baseball throws overhand

• Baseball is played on an all grass field while softball is played on a dirt field.

• Baseball teams wear uniforms pants and softball teams wear uniform shorts

Which one is the softball?

• White ball

• yellow ball

• neither of them

Which one is a softball bat

• Red, black

• Neon yellow

A softball field is usually smaller than a baseball field because the softball doesn't travel as far.

• True

• False

A softball game last for _______ innings.

• 9

• 11

• 7

• 6

What kind of pitch is made when a softball is pitched by lobbing it in a high, slow arc toward home plate .

• fast ball

• fast pitch

• slow pitch

• lobb ball

The object in softball is for two teams to compete against each other and at the end of 7 innings the team who wins will

• have scored more runs

• have less outs

• have more hits

• will have earned more strikeouts

For a pitcher to get a batter out, the pitcher must throw

• curve balls

• easy pitches

• 3 strikes

• the ball at the batter

Once a batter hits the ball in the field of play the next move it to

• Run to 1st base

• tag up a runner and lay the bat down

• take his/her helmet off and leave it at home plate

• get ready for the next pitch