Baseball Vs. Softball: A Comparison Of Baseball And Softball

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Baseball vs Softball

Baseball and softball are very similar, or so you thought? Everyone knows both sports bat, play on a field, and try to get three outs to end the inning. But, there are a lot of differences with these sports also.

For instance, the rules of the game are different and somewhat the same. When base running, baseball players can lead off. However, softball players can also lead off, but only when the ball is out of the pitcher's hand. Speaking of base running, the length of the baselines are not even close. Baseballs baselines are twenty- seven meters, while softball's baselines are only eighteen meters long. The innings are longer too. Baseballs innings usually goes to about nine innings and softball has about seven.

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