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Softball vs Fastball - What's the difference?

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Fastball is a coordinate term of softball.



As nouns the difference between softball and fastball

is that softball is a game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand while fastball is any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball.

softball

English

Noun

(wikipedia softball) (en noun)
  • A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
  • (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
  • The ball used to play the sport.

    • Synonyms

    * diamond ball * indoor baseball * kitten ball * mush ball * pumpkin ball * town ball

    See also

    * baseball * rounders

    fastball

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball
  • (baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
    • The pitcher had a blazing fastball .

    Synonyms

    * hummer

    See also

    *curveball *slider *cut fastball *two-seam fastball *split-finger fastball *sinker *screwball *knuckleball *gyroball *spitball *change-up *Bugs Bunny change-up