Did you know all stitched softballs are sewn by hand.   Did you know that most softballs are sewn by women.   Did you know that on average it takes 10 minutes to sew one slow pitch softball.   Did you know that on average it takes almost twice as long nearly 20 minutes to sew one fast pitch softball.   The Field The baseball field is often referred to as the diamond because of the shape of the base path. Fields vary in size and dimension, but they are generally shaped like this: