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How many total positions are on a field?
Nine
Where does the 2nd baseman stand?
In between 1st and 2nd
Where does the Short Stop stand?
In between 2nd and 3rd
Where does the left fielder stand?
Behind 3rd base
Where does the right fielder stand?
Behind 1st base
What is the team that plays for the University of Missouri?
Missouri Tigers
What is the team that plays for the University of Oregon?
Oregon Ducks
What is the team that plays for the University of Arizona?
Arizona Wildcats
What is the team that plays for the University of Michigan?
Michigan Wolverines
What is the team that plays for the University of Alabama?
Alabama Crimson Tide
If a Popfly is caught is she out or safe?
Out
There's a runner on first base There's a runner on first base. The batter hit a grounder to the second baseman. What does the 2nd baseman do?
Throw the ball to second then throw it to first to get a double play
What do 1st and 3rd do on a bunt?
Charge towards home plate
There's the winning run on third base. You only have 1 out There's the winning run on third base. You only have 1 out. You're in right field. There is a catchable ball heading slightly foul. What do you do?
Let the ball go foul just in case you can’t catch it so the girl on 3rd cant tag up and run home
There’s a girl on first and the girl batting hits a pop fly that was caught and the girl that was on 1st ran to second and they tag the base is she out or safe and why?
Out because she didn’t tag up
In what year did they eliminate softball as a sport in the Olympics?
2006
For every single one of the softball fast pitch games held in the 1996 Olympics, what happened?
All the tickets were sold out.
Where was the venue of the first women’s softball fast pitch world championships?
Melbourne, Australia
Where was the first softball league outside the US?
Toronto, Canada
Walter Hakanson coined the word softball in what year?
1926
What was the original softball?
Rolled up boxing glove.
When did the sport get its name?
In the 1920s
When was the outdoor version created?
8 year after the invention.
Where did softball originate from?
Chicago
What year was softball added to the Olympics?
1996