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16-inch softball (sometimes called clincher, mushball, [1] cabbageball, [2] [3] puffball, blooperball, smushball, [4] and Chicago ball [5] [6]) is a variant of softball, but using a larger ball that gradually becomes softer the more the ball is hit, and played with no gloves or mitts on the fielders.
The sport of softball was later removed from the programme for 2012 and 2016, but was slated to be re-added for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [12] Along with softball, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) had added baseball , skateboarding , karate , sports climbing , and surfing to the Summer Olympic games. [ 13 ]
The U-12 Softball World Cup is an international softball tournament for male and female players between age 10-12, [1] and is the most elite and highest level of competition in its age category. It is organized by . [2] The tournament is held biennially, starting in 2019.
A regulation softball is significantly larger than a regulation baseball. A softball measures between 11.88 and 12.13 inches in circumference and weighs between 6.25 and 7.00 ounces; a baseball measures between 9.00 and 9.25 inches in circumference and weighs between 5.00 and 5.25 ounces.
Softball is a popular variation of baseball, the difference being that it is played with a larger ball, on a smaller field, and with only underhand pitches (where the ball is released while the hand is primarily below the ball) permitted. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level.
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Soft ball or softball can refer to: Softball, a form of team sport similar to baseball; Softball squash, the international form of squash, as distinguished from hardball squash, the North American form; Softball cricket, a form of cricket using an alternative cricket ball; Soft-ball stage, a stage in candy-making corresponding to 85% sugar