History
The year softball was created
1887
The maximum number of strikes before a batter is out in softball
The city where softball was first played
Chicago
When softball was first played in the Olympics
1996
The person behind the plate (not the umpire)
Catcher
The pitching distance was moved from 40 to 43 feet in this decade
1940s
The term for a pitch that passes through the strike zone but is not hit by the batter
Strike
The typical pitching distance (in feet) for womens college fastpitch softball.
43 feet
The USA softball team won this medal at the Olympics in 1996
Gold
The player who throws the ball to the batter
Pitcher
The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) was created in this year
1933
The area over home plate and between a batters knees and shoulders
The strike zone
What you call it when there are two outs in one play
Double play
Softball was removed from the Olympic in this year(s) *multiple answers supported*
2008, 2024
The number of players in the infield
6
Softball began to become more uniform with established official guidelines in these years
Late 1930s
Catchers wear this on their faces for protection
Mask
Balls in, coming down
The US city hosted the 1996 Olympics, where softball made its Olympic debut
Atlanta
The infielder who covers the area between second and third base
Shortstop
The pitching distance was moved to 46 feet in this decade
1980s
The term for hitting the ball out of the field of play in not fair territory
Foul ball
What you call it when a runner must advance to the next base because the batter becomes a runner
Force play
The two most recent Olympic years in which softball returned to the games as of now
2020 & 2028
This infielder often covers first while the first baseman fields the ball
Second baseman