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.
In 1997, filmmaker Michael Moore made Nikeâs abuses a subject of his film âThe Big One,â and met with Nike CEO Phil Knight. Knight explained that the reason his company was using low-wage labor in Indonesia is because âAmericans donât want to make shoes.â Watch it: