There is a total of nine positions out on the field. The positions include; catcher, pitcher, first base, second base, short stop, third base, left field, center field and right field. There is also an umpire that stands behind the catcher, who people call Blue, that keeps count of outs. Another part of the umpire’s job is to call strikes, foul balls, runs and balls against the batter. Up at bat, a player gets three balls and two strikes. Strikes are pitches that the umpire consider a “perfect” ball to hit. It’s right down the middle and in the strike zone. A ball is a pitch that is out of the strike zone so it would be too high up, on either sides or too low. If the batter gets four balls then he/she gets to walk to first base. Basically giving the opposite team a free bag/base.
I had always played first and third base for years. Until, I was a sophomore in high school, the coach needed a pitcher. I said I would and with my first pitch I had awed the coach. After my first time pitching, I was told by coach that I pitched hard and fast. He worked with me on how to hold the softball and making it go straight down the middle in the strike zone. Pitching is a key element in softball and has to be