Baseball Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Team leader in the dugout
  2. 4. A throw to retire a runner (3)
  3. 6. Player behind home plate (7)
  4. 8. Hit that allows the batter to reach third base (6)
  5. 11. A player who runs the bases well (5)
  6. 13. Wooden or metal hitting tool (3)
  7. 15. Short for “run batted in"
  8. 16. A contest between two teams (4)
  9. 17. Group of players on one side (4)
  10. 19. What teams try to earn (5)
  11. 21. Statistic measuring earned run average (3)
  12. 22. A one-base hit (6)
  13. 24. Player who throws the ball to start each play
  14. 25. Grass area beyond the infield (8)
Down
  1. 1. Defensive glove (4)
  2. 3. Run When the batter hits it out of the park (7)
  3. 5. Advance to next base without a hit (5)
  4. 7. When the batter makes contact (3)
  5. 9. List of team players (6)
  6. 10. Official who calls balls and strikes (6)
  7. 12. Two-base hit (6)
  8. 13. The area where pitchers warm up (6)
  9. 14. The four corners you run around (5)
  10. 16. The ninth inning can be the “bottom of” this (4)
  11. 17. A play where the defense tags a runner out (4)
  12. 18. Equipment used to hit the ball
  13. 20. Protective headgear for batters (6)
  14. 23. Area inside the baselines (7)