Softball’s Popularity Remains Strong According to the 2023-24 NFHS High School Athletics Participation Survey, fast-pitch softball remains the fifth-most popular girls' high school sport in the ...

The NFHS stated that in its most recent High School Athletics Participation Survey in the 2023-24 season, 345,451 girls in 15,635 high schools played fast-pitch softball, making it the fifth-most ...

The NFHS also announced that Rule 8, which governs much of the action on the field, will be reformatted in the 2026 Softball Rules Book to improve clarity and comprehension.