Do you have to break a softball bat?
336576
YES... They are all evil and must be destroyed...
483146
Not a chance! Most fast bowlers bowl faster than a softball pitcher and a cricketball is harder than a softball so unless you have a real shitty bat theres no problem! Trust me Im Australian and I play cricket and baseball....
427779
Slow it down.\n\nIf you mean 'break' then you will have a job as it is a solid lump of steel - you can break the shaft fairly easy though (personal experience).\n\n\nEnjoy
465902
Good Question. Hmm now I am going to really think about it!\nAnd ya know what? That softball isn't soft at all. Have you had one hit you in the head?? OCUH!
842136
move up a little in the box and hope you can hit when it STARTS to break..it is just timing it would be better if you can learn to switch hit then that way you can see the ball break toward and you can hit it better...try to go with the pitch ..don't pull it
1032931
2 words my friend: baseball bat
533765
There is a difference between a softball and a baseball. The softball is the big, soft one and the baseball is the little hard one.
390529
If the unmovable object is not unbreakable, it WILL be broken. \nI believe this is an unanswerable question.
611132
unless you break a window
511399
Ok pitching a softball is totally different than pitching a baseball. Theres no way someone like jenny finch could just join a team in the MLB. Now if you taught a girl how to pitch a baseball from a young she might have the skills but like all other sports men just won't let it happen. I mean keith hernadez went nuts because a girl was in the dugout. it just won't happend
385309
provide some more info if your talking using a slow pitch soft ball bat for fast pitch its probably not and any softball bat is not aprooved for baseball so provide some extra info and you might get better results most bats say on them what their aprooved for so take a look at all the crap you have nevered really looked at on it
852551
If you are playing in any officially sanctioned game, the answer is no. It would be considered an illegal piece of equipment. Softball gloves have larger webbing to field the larger sized softball. \n\nOf course, if you're just playing for fun with some buddies, I don't see why not. But if you're in league competition you would not be allowed to use one.
815749
If the bat is Shuttle bat,Tennis bat,Badminton bat,they should pickup it tight because it is not too hard.If it is Cricket bat they should pickup it loose because it is too hard.
336922
YES, IT IS LEGAL, provided it does not cause some form of interference (like a throw hitting it).\n\nThere is no prohibition in the Official Rules against carrying the bat.\n\nSome leagues may have local rules against it, and I know some softball codes forbid it.  However, there is nothing prohibiting taking the bat with you under the Offical Rules of Baseball...
990982
Baseball, also know as "hardball" is where the game is played with a smaller ball, and the pitcher throws the ball overhand.  The second difference, and ofter forgotten, is that the base runners can leave the base to steal at any time they choose.  Also, "leading off", or standing off the base is allowed.\n\nSoftball uses a ball with a larger diameter, and the pitcher throws the ball underhand.  \n\nThere are 2 types of pitching styles allowed in softball.  First, "Fastpitch" softball allows the pitcher to wind their arm over up and over their head and pitch the ball in straight line.  Speed is the focus on pitching.  The strike zone is the same in baseball, which is throwing the ball over the plate, above the batters knees, and below their elbows.  As for base running, the runner must stand on the bag until the pitcher releases the ball towards home plate.\n\nThe second is "Slowpitch", where the pitcher throws the ball underhand,  up in the air towards the batter, and must reach an arc between 9 to 12 feet.  Different then "fast pitch", a strike is called when the ball "falls" and hits the plate, and a 1 foot extension on the back of the plate.  \n\nFor base-running in "slowpitch", a runner can not leave their base until  the ball crosses the plate.\n\nLastly, in Professional Baseball, you have 9 innings.  In Softball, you only have 7 innings.\n\nI also think in baseball you can do a lot more spitting :)
335078
The ball becomes scuffed.  A ball with any flaws on it will have more break on it.  This is an advantage to the pitcher.
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No they are not illegal. The only ones Ive ever seen called out of a game are some of the 2 material bats. \n\nAllright the Biggest difference between a slow pitch and a fast pitch bat is the way they ar weighted. A slow pitch bat no matter if it says balanced has more weight therefor it is going to hit a slow ball further and harder than a Fast pitch bat that has most of the weight in the handle.\n\nBasically you wont be able to get as much behind the ball with a fastpitch bat. \n\nHere is a discussion you can take with a grain of salt:\nhttp://www.softballfans.com/forums/showthread.php?s=e9310777be49bbebc7ff342b42fc3730&t=2967\n\nhttp://www.softballfans.com/forums/index.php\n\n\nif your league plays by ASA rules then here is the bat listing:\nhttp://www.softball.org/about/certified_equipment.asp