"That's right!" Leo grinned. "The bowler throws underarm, no windmill. And the pitch must pass over the batter's knee and below the shoulder—a 'good ball.' If you get three 'bad balls' (too high or wide), you get a 'walk' to first."
It was chaos. It was wonderful.
Maeve laughed. "In baseball, we swing with two hands, over the shoulder, as hard as we can. We want to crush the ball." differences between rounders and baseball
The teacher clapped. "So, differences?"
The teacher, seeing a perfect teaching moment, declared, "Battle of the bats! Explain the differences." "That's right
Maeve nodded. "And a run scores when you touch home plate before three outs are made. Plus, we have nine innings, not two."
"Whoa," said Maeve. "In baseball, a foul ball is dead. No running. And our bases are soft bags. Also... you have a 'bowler,' not a pitcher." It was wonderful
Maeve picked up her hardball, white with red stitches. "Ours is like a rock. We need big leather gloves or we'd break our fingers."