# Why hasn't fast-pitch softball for girls/women gone the way of ringette?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 19, 2003, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-fast-pitch-softball-for-girls-women-gone-the-way-of-ringette/156160 "2003-02-19T17:19:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-fast-pitch-softball-for-girls-women-gone-the-way-of-ringette/156160/21 "2003-02-20T18:08:47Z")

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However, it seems many universities have a men’s football team and, as the alternative, a women’s **rugby** team. Having seen the women play rugby, I have determined that the men’s football team is a pack of whiny little babies scared to get their widdle nosies bwoken. It’s _definately_ a rougher sport.

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