Differences Between Rounders And Baseball Site

"Cool, a weird baseball bat," Maeve said.

The teacher, seeing a perfect teaching moment, declared, "Battle of the bats! Explain the differences."

Leo held up one finger. "One hand, underarm swing, bare hands, must run on fouls, underarm bowler, posts not bags, rounders not runs." differences between rounders and baseball

Maeve laughed. "In baseball, we swing with two hands, over the shoulder, as hard as we can. We want to crush the ball."

Maeve nodded. "And a run scores when you touch home plate before three outs are made. Plus, we have nine innings, not two." "Cool, a weird baseball bat," Maeve said

Next, Leo pointed to the soft, slightly yielding rounders ball on the desk. "Ours is harder than a tennis ball but softer than yours. And we don't wear gloves. Catching it barehanded stings, but that's the rule."

Leo’s cheeks flushed. "It's not baseball. It's rounders. It’s what baseball came from." "One hand, underarm swing, bare hands, must run

Leo brought his rounders bat—short, wooden, and smooth as a river stone. Across from him, a girl named Maeve plunked down a long, thick Louisville Slugger baseball bat.