I like "Fastpitch" every time I tell people who don't know that DD plays softball they all assume its Slow pitch. So I just straight out say DD plays fastpitch
Is it softball or fastpitch?
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- Dec 20, 2012
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If you go to any of the college sites and look for the teams it will say "softball". No mention of fast pitch at all. It used to be around here slow pitch ruled forever then fast pitch finally took hold over the last 15 yrs or so. So for a while softball was slow pitch. Then during the transitional years we had to distinguish the two, fast pitch or slow pitch. Now when we say softball it is fast pitch, UNLESS we are talking HS in which we have a slow pitch and fast pitch season.
It's played with a softball. Must be softball. Baseball is played with a baseball. Basketball is played with a basketball. Golf is played with a golf ball. Cricket is played with a... nevermind. This is going to bug me all day.
- Oct 25, 2009
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Or is it a fastpitch ball? Nothing soft about it. Is Cricket played with crickets? Hockey isn't played with hockey.
- Jun 22, 2008
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There is nothing soft about a SOFTBALL used in slowpitch, either. Of course, I find it completely absurd that people routinely talk about how hard a softball is, but the FP folks resist any change to a safer ball.
- Jun 22, 2008
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I have, but not in Chicago.
I've learned to use "fastpitch" in certain circles. The average person ( without a competitive daughter ) immediately assumes slow pitch. It always follows with, "oh I've played that", meaning SP. And as sad as it sounds, some don't know what "fastpitch" even is. Once you explain the speed difference in pitching they're like "wow, that sounds hard". Yep it is.
