What is the difference between softball & baseball?
A lot of people were wrong except the person who said that Red Sox Nation or whatever was wrong. Whatever you do, don’t listen to that guy because he has no idea what he’s talking about. There are many differences between the two (that’s why I hate when people say they’re the say sport). If you want to look in-depth about the differences in minor rules and differences (such as size of the batters box) look here: http://www.nfhs.org/core/contentmanager/… So major differences in the way that they’re played is: Baseball: -Uses a smaller, white ball -Bases are 90ft apart -Can lead off -Pitched over hand -Pitcher’s mound is further apart (100 MPH is baseball is about 60-65 MPH in softball because of the reaction time. You have less time to react to a softball) -First baseman and third baseman generally play to the side of the base. -The mound is on a hill -Usual
