The yellow ball has made softball a hitters’ sport, with players throughout the lineup regularly smashing home runs. In short, the ball’s design accomplishes exactly what it is supposed to do.

Concord local Alyssa Leppard planted her feet, clutched her bat and swung hard. She missed the yellow softball by several inches.Her coach, Jen Boyden, standing behind third base, met Leppard’s eye.

FSU softball takes the field today at 11 a.m. against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. ... 10-11) after the Yellow Jackets shut out No. 9 Cal in the opening round.

You guessed it: It has to do with visibility. Indeed, the specific color of a standard NCAA softball is optic yellow (with an RGB of 223,255,79).

FSU softball takes the field today at 11 a.m. against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. ... 10-11) after the Yellow Jackets shut out No. 9 Cal in the opening round.

FSU softball takes the field today at 11 a.m. against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. ... 10-11) after the Yellow Jackets shut out No. 9 Cal in the opening round.

FSU softball takes the field today at 11 a.m. against Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament. ... 10-11) after the Yellow Jackets shut out No. 9 Cal in the opening round.