EditorialMartin Cervenka and the Czech team are ranked 15th globally by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. The Czechs are the No. 2 team in Europe. (Nina Riggio/The New York Times)
EditorialYuji Ryuzaki, foreground, with other members of the Ryuyukai softball team at a game in suburban Tokyo, July 3, 2022. (Shiho Fukada/The New York Times)
EditorialMarlehn Arellano holds a softball bearing the name of Alexandria Rubio, a teammate, during a memorial ceremony in Uvalde, Texas, on June 16, 2022. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)
EditorialGinger Folger filed a lawsuit against her local school district when she saw the condition of the softball facilities. (Bee Trofort/The New York Times)
EditorialA player holds a softball bearing the name of Alexandria Rubio, one of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting, in Uvalde, Texas, on June 16, 2022. (Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times)