Snowshoe Baseball
- A pair of snowshoes per player
- A softball or similar soft ball
- A bat
- Bases marked in the snow
Played on a scaled-down baseball or softball diamond, often with shorter base paths than a standard field to account for slower movement on snowshoes.
Two teams take the field wearing snowshoes over winter boots, playing on a snow-covered diamond with bases set closer together than usual.
The game follows standard baseball or softball rules for pitching, batting, outs, and innings, with batters running the bases in their snowshoes.
Fielders must also field grounders and fly balls while wearing snowshoes, which slows sprinting and turns simple plays into awkward, comical ones.
A batter is out on a caught fly ball, a force out at a base, or a tag, exactly as in regular baseball, adjusted for the clumsier footing.
Teams switch between batting and fielding each half-inning, and the game runs a set number of innings.
The team with the most runs when the game ends wins, with the snowshoes turning routine plays into a test of balance as much as skill.