T-Ball - Baseball for Kids
The game is basically an introductory sport for younger kids to baseball and softball. The players are usually between four and eight years old. The difference between T-Ball and Baseball/Softball is the child usually hits the ball off a stationary tee (a stand used to support a stationary ball). Also, the ball is usually not pitched. It may be called teeball, tee ball, or t-ball.
The origin of the game of T-Ball dates back to the 1950’s. A lot of people claim to have invented the sport, but was actually invented separately in several places. Robert Dayton Hobbs registered the “Tee-Ball” trademark in the 1970’s with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
t-ballSimilar Sports
- Corkball — a sport derived from baseball with a smaller ball that can be played on a much smaller field (often referred to as mini-baseball)
- Baseball — a bat and ball game in which the aim is to hit the ball and score runs by running around four bases.
- Baseball5 — a five-on-five, five-inning street version of the game of baseball/softball that can be played anywhere.
Related Pages
- Complete list of sports
- The Encyclopedia of Sports
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