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Originally posted by mcrowder
At most levels, no, they don't. I guess this could be part of the reason it evolved this way (that, and possibly the bigger diamond in most ages). Boys are used to seeing that runner 2 whole frightenting steps off the base, and ignore him. Girls aren't, so needed a rule to force the player back or the pitcher would feel compelled to threaten the runner with that ever-fearsome fake-throw-move to get her to go back.
I still think it's sad we needed a rule.
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The problem with this comparison is that you are really comparing apples and oranges. If by the "boys" you mean baseball, then it is hard to compare that to the game of softball. So why even try? Two totally different games. If by the "boys" you mean men's Fastpitch, then guess what, you still have a lookback rule.