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| Softball is a | team sport. |
| Softball is derived from | baseball |
| Softball was invented by | Mr. George Hancock. |
| Softball was invented on | Thanksgiving Day. |
| It was invented in | Chicago, Illinois. |
| It was invented in the year | 1887. |
| The first softball game was was played using a | rolled up boxing glove as the ball and a broomstick as a bat. |
| In a game of softball the bat is | larger, the bat smaller and the baselines and the pitching distances shorter. |
| The pitcher throws the ball with an | underhand motion. |
| Softball is played between 2 teams on a large field | composed of dirt and grass. |
| The two areas the softball field is divided into are the | infield and the out field. |
| There are _______ bases on the infield | three |
| The three bases on the infield are | 1st base,2nd base and 3rd base. |
| Besides the three bases the infield also has a | home plate |
| The object of the softball game is to | score more runs than the other team by hitting a ball into play and running around the bases and touching each one after the other. |
| The game of softball is officiated by one or more neutral | umpires. |
| Softball game is played in a series of | seven innings. |
| Slow pitch softball is | where 10 players make up a team,and bunting and stealing are allowed |
| fast pitch softball | the pitch is fast,there are 9 players on a team and bunting stealing are not allowed. |
