Every home run I ever hit in my life was exactly that way
I love those.
We don't keep stats but we still call those homers.
I know what you mean.
Luckily I was blessed with being tall at a young age so I used to be able to hit them over the fence but as the fields became bigger I couldn't keep up so now in my beer league softball league that's pretty much the only way I get "HRs".
I play in a Roy Hobbs league. When you get older those 330 ft lines seem to be about 500 ft away.
I know what you mean.
Luckily I was blessed with being tall at a young age so I used to be able to hit them over the fence but as the fields became bigger I couldn't keep up so now in my beer league softball league that's pretty much the only way I get "HRs".
I was, how you say...tiny, but fast. I was the kid that had a .600+ batting average the first year I faced live pitching because I'd just hit a little dribbler to the left side of the infield and beat out the throw. Before I moved to pitcher I think I had 5 home runs, 4 involving multiple errors and another one a line drive that somehow made it to the trees at Ruthfred Park. I don't think I ever hit so much as a fly out to the outfield
I was always pissed off they'd stick me in the outfield. It wasn't until later that I finally realized that speed + arm = outfield...I always wanted to play second base for some reason.
Last year I spared in an Orthodox softball league and I just got a text to spare for them tonight. Their fielders are like 240 all the way around and the pitch comes in a lot faster than the lobs you get in slow pitch so a good swing can get you a HR. I hit a few last year. I probably won't hit one tonight since it's my first time playing this year but should still be fun. Playing out field there sucks though because there's a lot of strikeouts and ground balls compared to slow pitch where 90% of the batters hit the ball to the outfield.
