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Baseball vs Softball
Baseball vs. Softball
In this world there are many things that are similar in some ways, but are completely different in others. In the world of sports there are in most cases a men’s version of a sport, and a women’s version of a sport, like baseball and softball.
Both baseball and softball are similar sports, both use the same items to do the same thing. A ball, glove, and a bat are all that are needed to play baseball and softball. These pieces of equipment are used for one common goal. That goal is to have more runs cross the plate, or score more than the other team at the end of the game. These two sports are not exactly alike though; there are also some big differences between baseball and softball. One big difference between baseball and softball is that baseball is played by men. While women usually only play softball. In some rare cases there are some women that play baseball because they feel that softball is not enough of a challenge for them. In baseball the size, weight, and color are different from that of a softball. In baseball, men use a white ball with red laces stitched all the way around. A baseball is nine inches in circumference. The weight of a baseball differs from a softball. The baseball weighs about one-hundred and forty nine grams, while a softball usually weighs one-hundred and seventy eight grams, and is highlighter yellow with red laces. The circumference of a softball is twelve or eleven inches depending on how old you are, or what league you play in. But you also must remember that a softball is much bigger than a baseball, so the weight is spread out a lot more, making a baseball a lot denser than a softball is. Other similar feature of baseball and softball is how many people play in the field at one time. In both baseball and softball there are always nine players in the field, while on defense. There is always a pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, left fielder, center fielder, and

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