Line Drive

My 10 year old granddaughter's softball team is playing in a big Canada Day Weekend softball tournament. Here she smacks a ball down the line into left field for a double. The next batter hit a homerun providing the team with the winning margin in a closely fought game.

[Diana]

Another great one. Good that you describe what is going on, as I do not have a clue about the game.

[Brian]

Terrific action shot and narrative. fav

[Bucktree]

Excellent action shot.

[Milanie]

Your timing was perfect

[Delboy79]

I take it softball is a junior form of baseball

[LManning (Laura)]

Great action.

[Chris Cook]

@delboy207 No. It is a very similar game with many of the same rules but played on a smaller field with a bigger, softer ball that is thrown by the pitcher with a rapid underhand delivery as opposed to the overhand delivery in baseball. It is played by men and women of all ages but predominantly women, especially at the highest level. It was an Olympic sport as recently as 2020 but sadly has been dropped, along with baseball, from the Paris games in 2024.

[Diane]

Another excellent action shot. I did not realize baseball and softball had been dropped from the Olympics. We just had some baseball excitement in my town as LSU won the college world series. When my son played high school baseball, we had season tickets to LSU baseball (he hoped to play in college but didn't.)