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Thu Feb 03, 2011, 11:46am

JefferMC

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Originally Posted by BretMan

But those were baseball umpires who may very well see ball speeds 20+ miles per hour faster than you see in fastpitch.

Yes, but the increased mass of the softball increases the force delivered on impact, so I would think that you wouldn't want wimpy pads for either game.

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