Baseball
Across
- 1. the act of trying to hit a pitched baseball
- 4. the player that attempts to score points on offense by hitting the ball
- 6. the player who pitches the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play
- 7. the area of the field furthest from the batter and outside of the bases
- 9. smooth wooden or metal club used to hit the ball
- 10. a ball hit so far that a player can go to all of the bases without stopping and score a point
Down
- 2. the area between the three main bases and home plate
- 3. a pitch that is missed by the hitter and lands within the strike zone
- 5. crouches behind home base and is primarily responsible for receiving all of a pitcher's pitches
- 7. when a defensive player catches the ball or tags a player before they can reach a base the player is ___
- 8. the baseball field is made of four bases that create a ________ shape