In the last 15 years it has changed from a sport played primarily by men as an alternative to baseball, to a woman s interscholastic sport played at the high school and college levels. U.S. Olympic team won the Gold Medal in the games in 1996 Summer Games. The team included players Lisa Fernandez, Michelle Smith, Christa Williams, and Dr Dot Richardson. They continued their streak by winning gold in the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. Softball is relatively well-organized sport with local, state, national, and international championships.
Players have the opportunity to travel within the city, state, and country.
There is not much equipment required to play the game. For fast pitch you use an aluminum bat, a leather glove, and regulation 12 softball. Pitching is the key ingredient in fast pitch. Perhaps in no other team sport can a single player make such a significant contribution to the level of play or outcome of the game as the fast pitch pitcher. As a result, many people want to develop a pitcher.