Baseball

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