softball - women's sports

Why do you think it is that women's sports are not as popular as men's sports?
Probably 30 years ago women's sports were not as well developed and were not as entertaining. Remember the old phrase "you've come a long way baby."
They really have.

I went to the big-12 softball championship tournament Saturday in Oklahoma City. I swear this isn't another post about how cool Oklahoma is ok:) .

Anyways, it turned out to be a really hot day. Great time for summer to show up. But it was still fun. Just about any sports is fun to watch when it is played at a high level. They are almost too good though. The pitchers were great so it was really hard to get many hits so that cut down on the action a bit.

I got turned on to fast-pitch softball when in was in South Carolina. I covered a great high school team. They won four state titles in five years, and the one year they didn't they lost in the finals. I think over that period they lost less than 10 games. It was pretty incredible. Watching them, I saw how the game could be played and really, its a lot more fun than baseball.
The women throw a underhand pitch which is a more natural motion. A good college pitcher throws 80-90 mph balls, which is almost as fast as baseball players throw at that level.
It is a fast paced game.

Ark City High School has a great softball program. They have won two straight state titles, and are doing very well this year.

There were not a whole lot of people there. There usually isn't for women's sports.
Now i know some will say I only like womens sports because they are a lot of young women in great physical condition. I'm sure some women watch men's sports for the same reason. But that isn't it. I really am a sports fan, that's the bottom line.
They really can play.

Spring sports are not as big as other season's anyway, but I do think women's sports are growing and should be taken more seriously.

At one point Oklahoma State was playing Texas and they were playing at the "small" field, that did not have as much seating as the main stadium. It was packed. At the main stadium, Nebraska and Texas Tech were playing, and it was nearly empty.
I couldn't help but wonder - since this was in Oklahoma City, not far from Norman - if this was an intentional slight. Just trying to keep the rivalry going:)

OSU had a terribly heartbreaking loss to Texas. Bottom of the last inning, one out to go, a soft grounder comes to the pitcher, who walks over toward first and flips the ball to first - easy out and the game is over right?
Nope. The first baseman dropped the ball. Just plain dropped it and in the confusion a runner from second scores to tie the game. Everyone in the stadium except the first baseman and the runner from Texas on second thought the game was over.
They went into extra innings and Texas won. It was the first baseman's first error of the season.
(women's sports or not, im not politically correct and am going to use correct sports terminology. The player at first is the first baseman! not the first basewoman.) Whether she is a he or he is a she or whatever.

Does anyone else out there like women's sports?