BASEBALL/

Softball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played
between two opposing teams who take turns
batting and fielding.
● The game proceeds when a player on the fielding team,
called the pitcher, throws a ball that a player on the
batting team tries to hit with a bat.
● The objective of the offensive team (batting team) is to
hit the ball into the field of play, allowing its players to
run the bases), having them advance counter-clockwise
around four bases to score what are called "runs".
● The objective of the defensive team (fielding team) is to
prevent batters from becoming runners and to prevent
runners' advance around the bases.
● A run is scored when a runner legally
advances around the bases in order and
touches home plate (the place where the
player started as a batter).
● A game comprises nine innings, and the team
that scores the most runs by the end of the
game is the winner.
Three basic tools of baseball
Baseball
● Around 9 inches (23 cm) in circumference
● With a rubber or cork center
● Wound in yarn and with cowhide, with red stitching
Bat
● A hitting tool
● Traditionally made of a single, solid piece of wood, It is a
hard, round stick (other materials are now commonly used
for non-professional games)
● It is about 2.5 inches (6-4 cm) in diameter at the hitting
end, tapering to a narrow handle and culminating in a
knob.
Glove or Mitt
● Fielding tool
● Made of padded
leather with webbing
between the fingers
Skills of the game
1. Hitting
· The easiest skill to teach
· A good grip must be
well-practiced
· Another important
factor in batting/hitting is
the correct swing of the
arm.
2. Pitching
· Throwing the ball
· A correct holding or gripping
of the ball should be studied.
· Hold the ball in such a way
that your fingers are like the
claws of a big bird.
· The tips of the fingers, not
the palm control the ball.
3. Fielding
· Throwing and
catching
· Running is
important in
baseball
About Baseball
● A young man named Abner Doubleday invented the
game known as baseball in Cooperstown, New York,
during the summer of 1839. Doubleday then went on
to become a Civil War hero, while baseball became
America’s beloved national pastime.
● September 1869 played the first baseball game in the
Philippines, a match between Astor Battery
● 2007- established the start-up baseball circuit
(Baseball Philippines)
● Philippine Amateur Baseball Association
(PABA) is the national governing body for
amateur baseball in the Philippines
● The Philippines national baseball team
represents the Philippines in international
matches and tournaments. It is organized by
PABA
● The Philippine national baseball team was the
inaugural champion of the Asian Baseball
Championship in 1954. They also participated in
the 2006 International Baseball Cup and the 2006
Asian Games. They won a gold medal at the 2005
Southeast Asian Games biennial meet
Softball
● Softball is a variant of baseball
played with a larger ball on a
smaller field.
● I remembered, when I was in
grade 3, I used to be a player of
softball. I can say that it is like
baseball with a larger ball.
Softball history:
● Softball began in 1887 when George Hancock, a
reporter for the Chicago Board of Trade,
invented "indoor baseball".
● It is called various names like indoor baseball,
much ball, and because it was also played by
women, ladies baseball.
● The name softball was given to it in 1926
Softball Rules (Vary from those of baseball)
● The ball must be pitched underhand from 46 ft.
for men and 43 ft. for women as compared to
60.5 ft. in baseball
● Seven innings instead of nine innings in baseball
● The ball measures 12 in (30.5cm) in
circumference (11 or 12 in for a low pitch),
which is 3 in (8cm) larger than a baseball.
● Smaller infield
Basic tools in Softball
Ball- (already mentioned)
Bat
● Can be made of wood, aluminum, or composite
materials such as carbon fiber.
● Sizes may vary but they may be no more than 24
inches long 6 inches in diameter, or 38 oz in
mass
Gloves
● Fielding gloves made of leather or similar materials.
● No part of the glove is allowed to be the same color
as that of the ball, including its seams.
● Pitchers are also not allowed to have any white on
their gloves including the seams.
● Gloves used in softball are usually larger than the
gloves used in baseball.
Uniform
● Distinctive uniforms including a cap or
visor, a shirt, tight sliding undergarments,
socks, and pants.
Protective equipment
● Helmet with ear flaps
● Protective face mask