r/Softball is a subreddit with 18k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses softball, team, pitching, coach, and coaching, 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
: "Any tips?"
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I hit my first out of the park homerun in my mid-thirties"
6 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "The Best App Ever"
4 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "I made a free alternative to GameChanger/TeamSnap, looking for coaches to break it in"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Softball
#1
Softball
: "Artemis II Launch Caught During Softball Game"
194 posts
#2
Team
: "So sick of Teams “looking for a pitcher”"
35 posts
#3
Pitching
: "12u Pitching"
27 posts
#4
Coach
: "Coaching Question"
23 posts
#5
Coaching
: "Coaching Question"
21 posts
#6
Advice
: "Need Advice on what to do"
18 posts
#7
Bat
: "Which Bats Sound the Best?"
16 posts
#8
Player
: "12u rec Player working very hard - needs your help (slow mo video)"
16 posts
#9
Equipment
: "Wife (former D1 pitcher) is brutal to 13yo daughter (pitcher in school, club, and rec) Me(lowly JUCO/D3 baseball)"
14 posts
#10
Glove
: "How do you guys/ gals break in a Glove?"
14 posts
Products Discussed in r/Softball
Flair Used in r/Softball
#1
🥎 Coaching
: "Reminded why we do this"
35 posts
#2
Pitching
: "Curveball"
17 posts
#3
REC LEAGUE
: "Rec ball.. where have the girls gone? + vent"
15 posts
#4
Travel Softball
: "So sick of teams “looking for a pitcher”"
13 posts
#5
College Fastpitch
: "I built a free database of all 1,562 college softball programs, and a few patterns surprised me"
10 posts
#6
Bats 🏏
: "PSA for all the new composite bat owners - MUST READ"
10 posts
#7
Random
: "Artemis II Launch Caught During Softball Game"
9 posts
#8
Parent Advice
: "Wife (former D1 pitcher) is brutal to 13yo daughter (pitcher in school, club, and rec) Me(lowly JUCO/D3 baseball)"
9 posts
#9
Equipment
: "Do softballs lose weight over time? Daughter claims new softball she was using for a pitching bullpen is heavier than the older ones. Weighed on a digital postal scale and found new one was 6.5 oz and older was just over 6oz"
7 posts
#10
Fastpitch
: "Our family is done with softball"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/Softball
Yearly
+4k members(27.9%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026