NCAA Softball

So, the tourney was going on in the bar I was playing in last night, and I noticed a score of 10-10 in a game in progress. this caused the following question to pop up:

Have they moved the pitching rubber back or something? It seems like the pitchers are still zipping them in there, but the old 1-0, 2-1 results seem to be gone. I mean, if Jenny Finch scared them all so much that they moved it back to get a little more offense, I can understand it, but did this actually happen? And, if so, when?

 

Hmm. Well, the softball game that was aired before the US v Korea match was 2-1. The little I watched the Alabama pitcher had quite a bit of movement on the ball. It's been awhile since my softball pitching days, but I never remember anybody doing that. So, if that is now the norm with mound being moved back, that's fine by me. Just zipping it in there was boring.

 

Joe, you're right...NCAA is still the same. They moved High school mound to 43 feet instead of 40.

http://nt.gmnews.com/news/2010-06-02/Sports/Offense_is_back_in_softball_with_mound_moved_back.html

Maybe that could explain some of the recent higher scores in the NCAA? More practical experience from hitters and less of an adjustment for transitioning from high school to college?