(A fly ball isa fly to the outfield, while a pop-up is hitto the infield.) Fly-ball rate can be used as a metric to evaluate both hitters and pitchers, although it's more frequently used to evaluate pitchers. With pitchers, fly-ball rate can be very telling. What is a strikeout i...
Fastball softball changes quite a bit after the 10U. In the USSSA 11U category, the pitching distance moves from 35 feet to 40 feet. The ball increases in size from 11 inches to 12 inches. The infield fly rule comes into effect at 11U but doesn't apply at 10U and younger. When the...