Bigger and Underhanded: The History and Sport of Softball

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. With origins directly from baseball, softball is a similar game with two key differences: a larger ball and underhand pitches. Softball is also played on a smaller field making the distances for throws and runs shorter.

Keep your eye on third as you read about softball, the history, the playoff system, intramural and college softball, competitions, and much more.


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