Softball

For the past 3 weeks we have been looking at for our information report. I am doing softball, softball is a fun and enjoyable game to play. I have been researching about it, did you know that softball are made with synthetic leather and dirt? 

What I am going to talk about

Kia Ora , do you like sports? Today I am going to talk about Softball. I will be telling you how softballs are made, what positions there are, how many people can be on the field, how many grades  and the rules there are.

Do you think that soft balls are hard or soft?

My opinion is that soft balls are hard because if you think about it most balls are hard. Anywho let's move on.

How Softballs Are Made

Soft balls are made with synthetic leather.  Under the skin of the ball is a round brown ball of dirt. The Center or Pill: The center is mostly made of rubber-covered cork, referred to as a cushioned cork center. Rawlings Major League baseball's use a two-piece rubber cover surrounding the cork.

• The Windings: The pill is surrounded by wrapped cotton, wool or poly-cotton blends, which layer several times around the ball. Higher-priced balls feature more winding and higher-quality thread or yarn.
• The Cover: The cover of most game balls is generally cowhide leather wrapped around the winding in two figure-8 panels. Synthetic- and rubber-covered balls are used for practice.
• The Seams: All baseballs are stitched by hand since there isn’t a machine to accommodate the spherical shape. Heavy-duty threads seam the cover together to create the finished baseball. Official MLB balls feature 108 stitches per ball. The two types of seams include regular, which are a flatter, lower-profile stitch, and raised seams, which stand higher, making for easier grip and better breaking balls.

The Rules In Softball

1. You must touch each base before you move to the other base.
2. The person that is on home base must run all the way through base 1. So that the umpire doesn't call them out.
3. If you are on base one and you are feilding you must touch your base when you get the ball and before the runner touches your base.
4. You can not pass a base runner that is in front of you, because if you do then you can get disqualified.
5. A softball game can last anywhere from 3 to 7 innings, or 1–2 hours depending on the league, rules, and type of softball; however 7 innings is the most common. In each inning, each team bats until three batters have been put out.

How Many Grades There Are

Do you know how much grades there are in Softball? Well I am about to tell you how much there are. I am about to tell you how much grades there can be and how much there are.

There is T ball Mix, under 9, under 11, under 13, under 15, under 17 and then the adult team, but if you are really good at playing you can go under a higher age group.

There can  only be 7 teams but there is 14 teams because there is boys and girl that play.

Do you know that if there is a person on every base and you get them home including yourself, that means you got a grand slam?

What Positions There Are

How many positions do you think there are? Well I am about to tell you how much pistons there and how many people can be on time.

A game of softball involves team members taking turns as batters to play against the other team of fielders, with the latter side made up of a pitcher, a catcher, third baseman, shortstop, and three outfielders. A team sends one batter out to the field at a time.

How Many Can Be On Field

There can be softball Rules. The Field - The baselines will be 65 feet. The distance from pitcher's mound to home plate will be 50 feet. The Players - A team must have 9 players to start or to continue a game with the maximum of 10 players.

On field there has to be catcher, pitcher, center, first base, second base, third base, left out field, right outfield and shortstop.

My conclusion

I think that Softball is a fun game to play and that you should play it because you can play with a lot of people to meet. Remember that you need a bat, softball and bases. You need to touch every base when you are running around. Try to get a grand slam!

I felt happy I was doing this subject, and that I could do softball. My favourite of this research is when I was researching about the rules in Softball.