How come the hitting in baseball is better then in softball?

There was a softball pitcher in college who struck out 18 batters on Thursday. There are only 21 outs in the game. I hear numbers this high all the time for softball, but besides for the gator, i never hear numbers this high in baseball. And if i do it is very rare. So is the hitting in softball worse then baseball, or is the pitching in soft ball better then in baseball?|||The reaction time in hitting a softball compared to hitting a baseball is much less. Imagine trying to hit a 80 mph fastball from 40-46'. Or trying to hit a rise ball that starts at your knees and climbs higher than your head, in a blink of an eye. This would be a good question for the professional baseball players that have attempted to hit a softball pitched by (believe her name is) Finch.|||because the baseball has to go over the plate. in soft ball they have rizzing balls an ****|||Good question.|||The ball is harder travel faster and that makes the hitting better in baseball|||It's the JUICE....look at Barry!!|||I play softball and have never heard of 21 outs. But you can strike out 18 batters but not in one inning. Maybe you just read, or heard wrong.|||maybe it has something to do with the size of the ball|||One is that baseball players take those little white pills and second girls just suck at softball.|||Its because the softball pitcher is 2/3rds the distance of a baseball pitcher. That coupled with the fact that the softball game you were referring to was a college game with players that have a fraction of the playing experience of the average major league ballplayer combine to equal not as good hitting.





Samantha S - 21 out comes from 3 outs/inning over 7 innings. No one mentioned 18 outs in an inning, it was 18 strikeouts in one game or 86% of the outs by strikeout. Maybe you just read, or heard wrong.|||It's also easier for one superior player to dominate at the college level (in any sport, not just softball) than it is at the major league level.