Baseball Rules
Across
- 4. Runner advances to the next base during a pitch
- 5. One of four stations a runner must touch to score
- 7. A hit that allows the batter to reach second base
- 10. A mistake by a fielder that benefits the batter
- 11. Slang for a home run
- 13. Touching a runner with the ball to record an out
- 16. Pitcher who replaces the starter mid-game
- 18. Area where players sit when not on the field
Down
- 1. A pitch that crosses the plate in the zone, or a swing and a miss
- 2. A light tap to advance runners or reach base
- 3. Advancing to first base after four balls
- 4. A breaking pitch that moves laterally
- 6. A strategic play to score a runner from third
- 8. Illegal move by the pitcher that advances runners
- 9. Throw from the mound to the batter
- 12. When a batter or runner is retired from play
- 14. Essential equipment for fielders
- 15. Division of a game consisting of two halves
- 17. A ball hit outside the first or third base lines
- 19. Short for the game's official rule enforcer