TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Title Page Chapter 1 Covering Your Bases Chapter 2 Train to Win Chapter 3 Batter Up Chapter 4 Fierce Infielders Chapter 5 Outstanding Outfielders Glossary Read More Internet Sites Index Copyright Back Cover
Chapter 1 CCCCCOOOOOVVVVVEEEEERRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGGG YYYYYOOOOOUUUUURRRRR BBBBBAAAAASSSSSEEEEESSSSS The story of softball goes all the way back to a hot gymnasium in 1887 A group of college football fans were anxiously waiting to hear the results of a game between Yale and Harvard When Yale won the crowd erupted in cheers A Yale fan picked up a stray boxing glove and threw it at a Harvard fan Instead of dodging the glove the Harvard fan tried to hit it with a long stick Before long the football score was forgotten and the first softball game had begun The Basics Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two 9 player teams Each game is divided into innings Most games are seven innings long Sometimes at the end of
seven innings both teams will have a tie To break a tie games go into extra innings They continue for one two or even three additional innings until one team has a higher score Softball is played on a diamond-shaped field The infield is covered in dirt At the center of the infield is the pitcher’s mound The outfield is the grass-covered area behind the infield
