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Softball was invented in Chicago in 1888 at the Thanksgiving Day celebrations after the Harvard/Yale football game.
The original "softball" was a rolled up boxing glove.
The original bat was a broom handle.
It was initially an indoor game.
The game got its name in 1926.
George Hancock is credited as the game's inventor for his development of ball and an undersized bat.
The 1933 tournament Chicago World's Fair has brought the game to limelight.
The Amateur Softball Association of America governs the game in the United States.
International Softball Federation regulates rules of play in more than 110 countries.
The first British women's softball league was established in 1952.
Softball has been played in every summer Olympics since 1996.
The United States Softball team won the gold medal at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic games.
Over 5.9 million girls from ages 6 to 17 play softball.

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- The first world softball championship was a women's tournament which
  was in held Melbourne, Australia, in
  1965.
- Joan Joyce played basketball, volleyball, and softball as a teenager
  in Waterbury, Connecticut,
  but it was as a pitcher in softball that Joyce became a legend. During
  20 years of competition (1955-1975), she won 509 games and lost only
  33.
- In 1982, softball became an officially sanctioned NCAA sport. With eight national championships,
  UCLA has
  been the most successful Division I program to date.
- In 1995, the Women's Professional Fastpitch Tour traveled around the
  United States to bolster interest in their new fastpitch women's league.
  The league actually began on May 30, 1997 with teams in Atlanta,
  Charlotte, Durham, Hampton Roads (Va.), Orlando, and Tampa.
- In December, 1998, the name of the league was changed to Women's Pro
  Softball League (WPSL) and in 2002 it was changed again to National Pro
  Fastpitch (NPF) with league play starting in 2004. The New England
  Riptide won the 2006 NPF Championship.
- Softball became an official Olympic
  sport in 1996. The United States won the gold medal, while China took
  the silver. The U.S. successfully defended its title in Sydney in 2000
  and in Athens in 2004.
- U.S. Olympic team member Dot Richardson, who hit the game winning
  home run in the 1996 gold medal game, is an orthopedic surgeon.
- The USA Women's National Team lost to Japan by 5-2 during the final game of the Japan
  Cup in 2007. This was the team's first loss in over a year.
- In 2010, the Amateur Softball Association of America and USA
  Softball named Jennie Finch the USA Softball Female Athlete of the
  year. Her performance in the Championship Game of both the Japan Cup and
  Canada Cup secured the USA victories. Also in 2010, Team USA won its
  seventh-straight World Softball Championship, going undefeated, 10-0.
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The game of
softball came from George Hancock. He is credited as the game's
inventor and the inventor of the undersized bat and the ball.

The name 'softball' was coined by Walter Hakanson in 1926 at a National Recreational Congress meeting.

The first rules for softball were published in 1889.

Softball has been called indoor baseball, playground softball, mush ball, and kitten ball.

Softball has been referred to as ladies' baseball because it was generally played by women.

There are two types of softball = slow-pitch and fast-pitch.

Slow-pitch softball is the most commonly played and in this type of
softball the ball must arch in the air when it is pitched. There is no
stealing or bunting allowed.

In fast-pitch softball the ball is thrown fast and bunting and
stealing are permitted. There are nine players from each team on the
field at a time.

When playing softball the ball must be pitched underhand.

A softball game is only seven innings instead of the nine innings in a baseball game.

Although the game is called softball, the ball itself is not soft. It
is larger than a baseball, usually measuring about 12 inches in
circumference while a baseball is only 9 inches in circumference.

The softball infield is smaller than one on a baseball field. In
softball the bases are 60 feet apart and on a baseball diamond the bases
are 90 feet apart.

At the 1996 Olympics every softball game was sold out.

The first World Softball Championship game was played in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia. It was a woman's tournament.

Softball became a women's Olympic sport in 1991. Its debut as a medal event was in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympic Games.

In 2006, following the Beijing Olympic Games, softball was removed from the Olympics by vote.

The United States won the gold medal in the Olympics for softball in both 1996 and 2000.

In 1934 the Joint Rules Committee on Softball was established and they
standardized both the name and the rules for the United States.

There are more than 110 countries that are active International
Softball Federation members. The game is now played on every continent
in the world.

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#1 80010762 FB on 24 Mar 15

The game of
softball came from George Hancock. He is credited as the game's
inventor and the inventor of the undersized bat and the ball.

The name 'softball' was coined by Walter Hakanson in 1926 at a National Recreational Congress meeting.

The first rules for softball were published in 1889.

Softball has been called indoor baseball, playground softball, mush ball, and kitten ball.

Softball has been referred to as ladies' baseball because it was generally played by women.

There are two types of softball = slow-pitch and fast-pitch.

Slow-pitch softball is the most commonly played and in this type of
softball the ball must arch in the air when it is pitched. There is no
stealing or bunting allowed.

In fast-pitch softball the ball is thrown fast and bunting and
stealing are permitted. There are nine players from each team on the
field at a time.

When playing softball the ball must be pitched underhand.

A softball game is only seven innings instead of the nine innings in a baseball game.

Although the game is called softball, the ball itself is not soft. It
is larger than a baseball, usually measuring about 12 inches in
circumference while a baseball is only 9 inches in circumference.

The softball infield is smaller than one on a baseball field. In
softball the bases are 60 feet apart and on a baseball diamond the bases
are 90 feet apart.

At the 1996 Olympics every softball game was sold out.

The first World Softball Championship game was played in 1965 in Melbourne, Australia. It was a woman's tournament.

Softball became a women's Olympic sport in 1991. Its debut as a medal event was in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympic Games.

In 2006, following the Beijing Olympic Games, softball was removed from the Olympics by vote.

The United States won the gold medal in the Olympics for softball in both 1996 and 2000.

In 1934 the Joint Rules Committee on Softball was established and they
standardized both the name and the rules for the United States.

There are more than 110 countries that are active International
Softball Federation members. The game is now played on every continent
in the world.

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