The players run slower, throw the ball slower, swing the bat (which is lighter) slower in softball than the athletes the same age in baseball do but softball is faster?
It's ridiculous statements like that that kill any argument softball would try to make.
It's not an emotional subject, facts are all that matters.
Men's college world series had just under 360 thousand fans buy tickets to the 16 games in 2017. How many seats were sold at the women's college world series?
In 2016, no woman's college softball team averaged even 3k fans per home game. The same year LSU averaged 10.5k fans per game for their baseball team.
The very best high school softball players play in college, do the very best high school baseball players play in college?