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Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams on a diamond-shaped field, who take turns batting and fielding. There are two primary forms: Fast-pitch and slow-pitch. In both forms, the pitcher throws the ball underhand to batters. In fast-pitch, the ball is typically thrown with a "windmill" motion and releasing the ball at hip level.…

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Contact
Limited
Equipment
Softball · Softball bat · Softball helmet · Softball glove · Batting gloves
First played
1887; 139 years ago (1887), United States
Highest governing body
World Baseball Softball Confederation
Olympic
1996–2008, 2020
Team members
2 teams of 9 or 10

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Overview

History

Playing field

Equipment

Umpires

Gameplay

Positions

Pitch

Recreational play

Professional leagues

International competition

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Softball

Nodes157
Edges156
Triples238
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012739
Components1

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Softball

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related to Summer Olympics · 24
Softball → Baseball, Baseball Federations, Buenos Aires, Each, In, International Softball, IOC, Japan, Junior Women's World Champion, May, Olympic, Other, September, Softball Olympic Gold Medalists, Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, The, The American, The IOC, Tokyo
related to Professional leagues · 23
Softball → Athletes Unlimited Softball League, AUSL, COVID, COVID-19, In, League, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Club, Milwaukee Brewers, National Pro Fastpitch, NPF, Prior, Professional Softball League, PSL, The, The Athletes Unlimited Softball, There, These, United States, Women's Pro Softball League
related to history · 21
Softball → Chicago, Envisioned, Farragut Boat Club, George Hancock, Hancock, Harvard, Harvard University, Illinois, Indoor Baseball, Indoor-Outdoor, It, Play, Thanksgiving Day, The, The Farragut Club, The Harvard, This, Under, When, Yale
related to International competition · 13
Softball → Amateur Sports Act, Association, Due, International Softball Congress, National Governing Body, National Softball Association, The, The WBSC, United States, United States Specialty Sports, USA Softball, WBSC, World Baseball Softball Confederation
related to Umpires · 12
Softball → Decisions, ISF, Most, National Softball Association, NCAA, NSA, Official, Some, The, There, USA Softball, USSSA
related to Indoor play · 10
Softball → Also, Arena Softball, Despite, Indoor, Only, Pitching, Some, The, There, Usually
related to Bat · 9
Softball → Although, End, For, Lastly, Many, Shaving, Sizes, The, Wooden
related to Gloves · 9
Softball → All, American Softball Association, An, ASA, Catchers, Gloves, No, These, While
related to Modification of rules · 9
Softball → Co-ed, For, If, In, One, Some, The, This, While
related to Protective equipment · 9
Softball → At, Batters, Catchers, In, In NCAA, Many, Most, Shin, Whether

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ball pitch batter base play field first plate game also must hit baseball pitcher may team home fastpitch bases players

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SoftballContactLimited1.00infobox
SoftballEquipmentSoftball1.00infobox
SoftballEquipmentSoftball bat1.00infobox
SoftballEquipmentSoftball helmet1.00infobox
SoftballEquipmentSoftball glove1.00infobox
SoftballEquipmentBatting gloves1.00infobox
SoftballFirst played1887; 139 years ago (1887), United States1.00infobox
SoftballHighest governing bodyWorld Baseball Softball Confederation1.00infobox
SoftballOlympic1996–2008, 20201.00infobox
SoftballTeam members2 teams of 9 or 101.00infobox
SoftballWorld Games1981, 1985, 2022–present Invitational: 2009–20131.00infobox
Softballis abat-and-ball sport played between two teams on a diamond-shaped field0.90text
Softballis aease of modification of its rules0.90text
Softballis aNational Governing Body of Softball for the United States pursuant to the 1976 Amateur Sports Act0.90text

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