Baseball was founded in 1869 in Cincinnati Ohio, then a couple years later, in 1887, softball developed from a game of indoor baseball in Chicago Illinois. Both sports are still widely played today, however, heavy controversy remains over which sport is superior to the other.

Overall there isn’t much difference between the two as the goal and objective of the game are both relatively the same, but some important aspects of the game are slightly different.

Junior Mason Jenkins, baseball catcher, was acknowledgef the dif- ferences between the two sports. “Everything [is] a lot slower and shorter in softball,” said Jenkins.

Sophomore Jenae Strickland, softball shortstop, agreed. “I think that softball is a little easier because the baseball field is way bigger than the softball field,” said Strickland. “Baseball – I feel like it’s pretty much the same thing, kind of though. It’s just that the softball ball is bigger which can be easier to hit when you’re batting.”

On the other hand, sophomore Nayeli Turcios, softball pitcher, says that baseball as a sport is easier to play because the ball is lighter.

Senior Miguel Mondragon, baseball pitcher and first base, com- mented that “the ball is bigger, you’re able to see the ball better, [and] you could hit it further,” when referring to softball.

While the technical aspects, like the pitching style, might be a little different, the goal and motives stay the same for both bat-to-ball sports.

When asked of their personal motives to play both the sports, the players asked all had along the lines of the same reasoning.

Sophomore Jose Cabrera, baseball pitcher, says he plays because he likes it and it’s enjoyable.
Sophomore Jaz Jefferson, former softball catcher, credits the similarities for her own interest in playing.

“I started playing because I thought it was kind of interesting like I watched baseball before so i thought it would be something like that,” said Jefferson.