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Softball Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/30/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
4.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball (11 to 16 inches or 28 to 40 cm circumference) on a field that has base lengths of 60 feet, a pitcher's mound that ranges from 35 to 43 (professional is 43) feet away from home plate, and a home run fence that is 220–300 feet away from home plate, depending on the type of softball being played.  The game moves at a faster pace than traditional baseball due to the field being smaller and the bases and the fielders being closer to home plate. There is less time for the base runner to get to first while the opponent fields the ball; yet, the fielder has less time to field the ball while the opponent is running down to first base.

Answer the following questions about softball to determine the final coordinates:

N38 49.ABC  W121 10.DEF

A. The name "softball" was given to the game in 192_

B.  There can be as many as 1_ on the field at once. (+1)

C.  Softball was invented in 18_7 in Chicago, Illiniois as an indoor game (-7)

D.  The distance from the pitcher's mound to the plate is _0 in slow pitch

E.  Softball recreational leagues for children use 1_ inch balls until around age 13.

F.  A tournament held in 193_ at the Chicago World's Fair spurred interest in the game

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: jvxv Pnpur: 618 / GBGG

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)