Softball By s933091 1887 George Hancock invented softball 1926 The name softball was confirmed 1933 The USA team was made 1934 Joint Rules Committee on Softball created rules 1952 International Softball was invented 1965 Softball was made a International sport 1982 Softball was added in colleges 1987 The softball was made bigger and the bat was made smaller 1991 Fast - pitch softball was added to the Summer Olympics 2012 Softball was dropped from the Summer Olympics
