Softball developed from baseball. The biggest difference between softball and baseball is that the ball is bigger than baseball. In addition, baseball pitchers throw their hands over their shoulders, while softball pitchers throw their arms lower. In softball, the pitch is 40 feet (12.2 meters), while in baseball, the pitch is much farther, 60.6 feet (18.4 meters). Softball bases are 60 feet apart (18.3 meters), while baseball bases are 90 feet apart (27.45 meters). There are seven innings in softball and nine innings in baseball. Softball rules also stipulate that after the first seven games are tied, the runner will run from second base in the play-off to increase the chances of scoring.

Softball entered the Olympic Games on 1996, and the United States beat China by a controversial score to become the first Olympic champion. Fast throwing softball is used in the Olympic Games. This ball is faster than ordinary softball. 1At the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, the highest speed of pitching was118km per hour? Hours, while most pitchers throw more than 100 km? Hour softball is a game in which two teams alternately hit and catch balls. The purpose of both sides of the competition is to get the highest score in seven rounds (that is, seven rounds of batting). If three batters of one team are eliminated, the team's half-court game is over. If the two teams draw after seven games, the two teams will enter the play-offs until one team wins.

In a game, the batter must reach the first base counterclockwise after hitting the ball, then run all the third bases when the teammate hits the ball, and finally run back to home plate. At this time, the team scored a point. The ball hit by the batter must fall inside the sideline and in front of the receiver, so that the receiver can catch the ball with gloves. Before the catcher can bring the ball to base, the batter must first get on base.

If the batter hits the ball out of the court (four balls out of the court) or is hit by a ball thrown by the other side, the batter can also get on base safely. However, if it is a home run and the ball is often hit out of the fence, then the batter and all runners should run around the base and score immediately. In general, the first batter arrives at first base safely, and then other batters hit the ball and occupy it from first base to first base, thus scoring.