Basic Baseball Terms

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Across
  1. 3. - A ball hit outside the field's boundary lines.
  2. 4. - What happens when a batter or base runner is retired.
  3. 6. - The player who throws the ball to the batter.
  4. 8. Play - A play in which two outs are recorded.
  5. 10. - A segment of the game where each team has a turn to bat and field.
  6. 11. - The leather mitt used by players to catch the ball.
  7. 13. Zone - The area over home plate where a pitch must pass to be called a strike.
  8. 15. - The player who catches the pitches behind home plate.
  9. 18. - One of four points that a player must reach to score a run.
Down
  1. 1. - A soft hit where the batter lightly taps the ball, often to advance runners.
  2. 2. - The call made when a runner reaches a base without being tagged or forced out.
  3. 5. - The official who calls balls, strikes, and outs.
  4. 7. - The point scored when a player reaches home plate.
  5. 8. - Where the players sit when not on the field.
  6. 9. - A mistake by a fielder that allows a batter or runner to advance.
  7. 12. Drive - A ball hit sharply and directly in the air.
  8. 13. - When the batter swings and misses, or the ball is in the strike zone and not hit.
  9. 14. - The tool a batter uses to hit the ball.
  10. 16. Run - When the batter hits the ball out of the park and scores.
  11. 17. - The object thrown by the pitcher and hit by the batter.