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2. Fastpitch softball - Wikipedia

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   Fastpitch softball, or simply fastpitch, is a form of softballplayed by both women and men. While the teams are most often segregated by sex, coed fast-pitch leagues also exist. Considered the most competitive form of softball, fastpitch is the format played at the Olympic Games. Softball was on the International Olympic Committee(IOC) program ...

3. Softball - Wikipedia

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   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.

4. Comparison of baseball and softball - Wikipedia

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   Fastpitch softball is more popular in competitive leagues, especially at the college and international tournament levels, while slow pitch is more popular in recreational leagues where the relative skill levels of different players may vary widely. The different rules of slowpitch can be viewed as maintaining a competitive balance for less ...

5. 16-inch softball - Wikipedia

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   Game play. Game play for 16-inch softball is mostly consistent with standard softball game play. In contrast to standard, or 12-inch (30.48 cm) softball, it is played with a ball 16 inches (40.64 cm) in circumference. It is common to see higher arched pitching, and balls/strikes are determined by where the ball lands and crosses the batters body.

6. List of NCAA Division I softball programs - Wikipedia

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   See also. List of NCAA Division I softball programs. The following is a list of schools that participate in NCAA Division I softball, according to NCAA.com. [ 1 ] These teams compete to go to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Devon Park for the Women's College World Series. (For schools whose athletic branding does not directly correspond with the ...

7. Fastball - Wikipedia

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   The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball. Its distinctive feature is its high speed. " Power pitchers," such as former major leaguers Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, relied on the speed, often exceeding 100mph, and movement of their fastballs to prevent the ball from being hit. [1]

8. Paige Parker (softball) - Wikipedia

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   Paige Nicole Parker (born January 24, 1996) is an American, former collegiate four-time All-American, professional softball pitcher and current assistant head coach at Utah. [1][2][3][4][5] She played college softball at Oklahoma, and won back-to-back National Championships with the Sooners in 2016 and 2017. Parker is a career record holder for ...

9. Kelly Inouye-Perez - Wikipedia

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   4× Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2009, 2021, 2023, 2024) Kelly Keiko Inouye-Perez (born January 2, 1970) [2] is an American softball player and coach, who is the current head coach at UCLA. She assumed that position prior to the 2007 season. She has led the Bruins to five appearances in the Women's College World Series, including the 2010 National ...