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Amazing Facts About the Softball Sport

Sameer Shinde
Softball is a variation of the baseball sport. It is commonly played at a recreational level on a smaller field. Take this quiz and test how much you know about this sport.
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The Pitcher throws the ball from the pitcher's mound over the home plate to the batter.
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The infield is a square called a diamond. There is a base at each corner: first base, second base, third base, and home plate.
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The first base is the opposite of the third base, and the second base is the opposite of the home plate.
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A batter can have a combination of 4 balls and 3 strikes pitched to him, but when the batter gets 4 balls, he walks to 1st base.
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The outfield is covered by three players, the center fielder, right fielder, and left fielder.
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A batter gets three strikes and then he is out, after which the next batter comes to the plate.
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The shortstop plays between second and third bases and is responsible for balls that end up in that area.
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The catcher is the only defensive player allowed to be in foul territory when a pitch is thrown.
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Softball is played in usually seven innings. Each team plays one-half of an inning as the offensive team and the other half as the defensive team.
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A grand slam occurs when bases are loaded and the batter hits a home run.
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In 1965, the first ISF Women's World Championship was held in Melbourne. Australia won by 1–0 in the final game against United States.
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The United States softball team won the first Olympic gold medal in the sport by defeating China, 3-1.
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