The basic rules of softball include the size and weight of the ball, the batting order, the number of players, the fielding positions, the types of pitches and the types of plays. The specific rules of a particular game may vary depending on the level of play, the age of the players, and the type of game (e.g. slow-pitch or fast-pitch).

Each softball team is allowed to have nine players on the field. A softball game is made up of seven innings, but it can end in five. An inning is when the batting team has three outs to try and score runs followed by their opponents having three outs to score runs. Softball pitchers must pitch underhand.

Each team consists of 9 players and teams can be of mixed gender A game lasts for 7 innings and is split into two sections; the top and bottom of the innings. Each team bats once in each innings before the sides switch. The fielding team has a pitcher, catcher, a player on first base, second base, third base, three deep fielders and short stop.

A softball game is contested over seven untimed innings. Each inning is divided into two half-innings, known as the “top half” and the “bottom half”. During the top half of an inning, the home team pitches and plays defense while the away team bats offensively. During the bottom half, the reverse takes place.

▸ The first and foremost rule of the game is that each team must comprise of nine members. In addition to that, these members can be both male and female, or even mixed. ▸ The game lasts for seven innings, where each of it is split into top and bottom sections.