Tips and Notes: Softball. Softball rules are very clear about base paths and backstop distances. The skinned infield must extend at least 3 feet past the foul line before grass starts and backstops must be a minimum of 25 feet from the back of home plate. The accepted diameter for the pitching area is 16 feet.
The company was founded on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports, by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1971. The company takes its name from Nike, the Greek goddess of victory.
Nike is used as both a boys and girls name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable and is pronounced Nike. In the U.S. in 2014 less than 5 girls were given the name. It ranked 11644 in popular baby names for boys with 6 occurrences.View the Nike Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Nike has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Nike to other names. Variants of the name Nike include Nyke. The names Nikias, Nikon are all forms of Nike.Nike falls into the name categories cool, Greek myth.iew the Nike Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Nike has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Nike to other names. Variants of the name Nike include Nyke. The names Nikias, Nikon are all forms of Nike. Nike falls into the name categories cool, Greek myth.