Softball Flashcards
What was the original name for softball?
“Indoor baseball”- named by George Hancock, reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade
Where and when was softball created?
Farragut Boat Club, November 1887, Chicago, IL
What did George Hancock use as a ball?
Using what was available, he tied together the laces of the boxing glove for a ball.
What is the number one team participant sport in the USA?
Softball
When did they start calling it softball?
The name softball didn’t come about until 1926 when Walter Hakanson, a YMCA official from Denver suggested it to the International Joint Rules Committee.
How many players in softball?
9
How many players in slow pitch?
10
What is the “diamond”?
The infield
What is the infield known as?
The “diamond”
Infield Fly Rule?
Less than two outs, runners on 1st and 2nd bases …batter is out upon hitting a routine infield fly.
Difference between bases in softball?
60 ft
Pitching distance in softball?
43 ft
Pitching distance in baseball?
60 ft 6 inches
Softball head coach?
Tony Matthews
CHS baseball head coach?
Rich Andriole
State championship years for Rich Andriole?
2001 and 2007
When did softball become an Olympic sport?
1996, Atlanta, Georgia. The USA won their first Gold medal in softball in 1996.
When was softball dropped from the Olympics?
2012 London. The Olympic Committee decided to drop the sport
2014 WCWS
Florida swept Alabama, winning their first championship.
2014 CWS (Men’s)
Vanderbilt beat Virginia, winning their first championship.
What is the “battery”?
The pitcher along with the catcher
Circumference of a softball?
12 inches in circumference
