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USA Softball publishes an updated rule book for softball each year which is widely used by adult and youth recreational leagues in the United States and abroad. The USA Softball rules were also used for the softball competition when it was an Olympic sport between 1996 and 2008. The most recent Olympics to feature softball, in 2021, used the ...
On March 26, 2008, the United States Olympic softball team had their 185-game winning streak (both official and exhibition games) snapped in a no-hitter thrown by Virginia Tech's pitcher Angela Tincher, who struck out 10 batters in a 1–0 exhibition win for the Hokies. The no-hit win proved something extra special in this case, as Tincher had ...
By 1936, the Joint Rules Committee on Softball had standardized the rules and naming throughout the United States. [12] Sixteen-inch softball, also sometimes referred to as "mush ball" or "super-slow pitch" and is a direct descendant of Hancock's original game. Defensive players are not allowed to wear fielding gloves.
Jul. 12—The rules changes keep coming for high school sports. Just days after the National Federation of State High School Associations — the national governing body of high school athletics ...
Per Rule 6.14 of the "2024 and 2025 Softball Rules Book": "A regulation eight-run-rule game shall be declared by the plate umpire if one team is ahead by eight or more runs after five or more ...
There may be rule variations associated with the specific field or league of play. When playing in a co-ed league, there may be other rules that relate to the male-to-female ratio of team members and batting order. [9] [10] The National Softball Association (NSA) also has a published set of rules governing 16-inch softball play. [11]
The United States women's national softball team won three consecutive gold medals at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Summer Olympic Games. In the 2008 olympic games, the gold medal was won by Japan after they defeated the United States. The US team received the silver medal. Softball was recognized as an official sport in the 2020 Summer Olympics ...
The rule has gained attention in recent years in college softball, as Oklahoma has put together perhaps the best three-year stretch in college softball history. The Sooners have won three ...