Baseball

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Across
  1. 3. to run a base between pitches without the batter hitting the ball
  2. 7. a player who fields in the outfield
  3. 9. area between the infield and the home run fence
  4. 11. hit a play in which the batter hits the ball into fair territory and gets at least to first base
  5. 12. slam a home run hit with a runner on every base, by which 4 runs are scored
  6. 14. free pass to first base given to a batter after a pitcher throws four balls outside the strike zone
  7. 17. to be out for having three strikes called
Down
  1. 1. instrument made of aluminium or wood that is used to hit the ball while batting
  2. 2. the small, round object that is thrown or caught
  3. 4. area inside the square formed by the four bases
  4. 5. player who fields in the infield, including first, second and third basemen and shortstop
  5. 6. player who squats behind home plate and catches pitches the batter doesn't hit
  6. 8. player whose job is to hit the ball with a bat
  7. 10. a score earned when a base runner safely gets to home plate
  8. 11. a pitch thrown outside the strike zone
  9. 13. area beside the field in which a team's players and coaches can sit
  10. 15. one of four "safe havens" to be reached in turn by a runner
  11. 16. ball batted ball that goes outside the foul lines
  12. 18. a period of play in which each team bats until 3 batters are out