Which sport is harder- Softball or Baseball?

[Larme]

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IMO, Softball seems to be harder to play.

[Mr. Phoenix]

The one that the best players get paid millions of dollars for.

[adina kim]

Obviously not SOFTball...right?

[IlI]

Baseball

[silicon soul]

Aren't they same thing?

[foo]

Baseball. The pitches are faster and the ball is smaller. 

[Larme]

Aren't they same thing?

No. Softball is played on a smaller field, with less reaction time (to catch the ball). Also, a Softball is larger, and pitchers in Softball throw the ball underhand (as opposed to overhand in Baseball).

[Suzy Quatro]

They're virtually the same thing despite the differences so it's almost the same. However the ball in softball is bigger and thus it might seem it's easier to hit but this is a flawed perception since the softball field is also smaller, and thus the ball travels a shorter distance giving you less time to react and making the softball pitch virtually faster than a baseball pitch; the throwing technique is also different so there's also that and the bats are smaller. All in all I'd say softball might be somewhat more dynamic or fast paced because all of those changes, less innings, smaller field, bigger ball, smaller bats, etc.

[Larme]

They're virtually the same thing despite the differences so it's almost the same. However the ball in softball is bigger and thus it might seem it's easier to hit but this is a flawed perception since the softball field is also smaller, and thus the ball travels a shorter distance giving you less time to react and making the softball pitch virtually faster than a baseball pitch; the throwing technique is also different so there's also that and the bats are smaller. All in all I'd say softball might be somewhat more dynamic or fast paced because all of those changes, less innings, smaller field, bigger ball, smaller bats, etc.

I completely agree