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
Less Filling!
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.
Or is it a fastpitch ball? Nothing soft about it. Is Cricket played with crickets? Hockey isn't played with hockey.
Or is it a fastpitch ball? Nothing soft about it. Is Cricket played with crickets? Hockey isn't played with hockey.
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.
You haven't played 16-inch slow pitch in Chicago, have you?