This is proper softball, none of that 12-inch nonsense. The original game was played using a wrapped up fielder’s mitt as a ball. Although the rules are similar

This is proper softball, none of that 12-inch nonsense. The original game was played using a wrapped up fielder’s mitt as a ball. Although the rules are similar to baseball, it’s a very different game, one much more about fielding and base running than baseball which is ultimately a game about pitching.