r/Softball is a subreddit with 18k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses travel ball, softball, softball equipment, softball league, and looking for a team, and they frequently recommend/review bat, glove, and wagon.
A community for fastpitch softball (rec league, travel, high school, and college). Discuss gear, coaching, player advice, recruiting, and rules. Slowpitch topics are welcome as well!
Popular Themes in r/Softball
#1
Advice Requests
: "Tryout Seaon: Friendly Advice - The Journey > The Destination"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help! My kid will not swing!"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Disappointing tryout experience"
4 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "What does everybody else pay for Travel Softball Fees?"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Help me make my association better in terms of development"
1 post
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Title: Looking for a few softball parents/coaches to beta read a book I wrote"
1 post
#7
News
: "AUSL unlikely to expand in 2027, Kim Ng says. When the league does expand, what cities would be a slam dunk?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Softball
#1
Travel Ball
: "The reality of Travel Ball"
12 posts
#2
Softball
: "Title: Looking for a few Softball parents/coaches to beta read a book I wrote"
8 posts
#3
Softball Equipment
8 posts
#4
Softball League
: "Adult fastpitch league in Tennessee?"
6 posts
#5
Looking For A Team
5 posts
#6
Pitching
: "9 year old - Pitching"
4 posts
#7
Softball Team
: "Is this just part of travel softball?"
4 posts
#8
Bat
3 posts
#9
Team
: "Seeking guidance about hiring local college players to pitch and hit against my nieces (as a gift to them)"
3 posts
#10
Softball Coaching
: "Opinions on a situation that happened this past weekend..."
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/Softball
Flair Used in r/Softball
#1
Travel Softball
: "The reality of travel ball"
27 posts
#2
Hitting 🏏🥎
: "Swing Evaluation"
14 posts
#3
Parent Advice
: "Moving up/Try outs/Venting"
14 posts
#4
Equipment
: "When did it get like this?"
12 posts
#5
🥎 Coaching
: "What a softball coach sees that nobody else does"
11 posts
#6
Tryouts
: "Disappointing tryout experience"
9 posts
#7
Fastpitch
: "I have to ask, and I mean this in the….most respectful way possible…. It it seems like there are A LOT of a$$holes in softball, is that really the case?"
7 posts
#8
Bats 🏏
: "Is this scratch okay?"
6 posts
#9
Pitching
: "Looking for a drill to fix this..."
6 posts
#10
Player Advice
: "39% of undergrads transfer, I’ve worked in college recruiting for 8 years.. ask yourself this one question to avoid having to make a costly change"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/Softball
Yearly
+4k members(27.6%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026