Basic Baseball Terms

3. - A ball hit outside the field's boundary lines.
4. - What happens when a batter or base runner is retired.
6. - The player who throws the ball to the batter.
8. Play - A play in which two outs are recorded.
10. - A segment of the game where each team has a turn to bat and field.
11. - The leather mitt used by players to catch the ball.
13. Zone - The area over home plate where a pitch must pass to be called a strike.
15. - The player who catches the pitches behind home plate.
18. - One of four points that a player must reach to score a run.

1. - A soft hit where the batter lightly taps the ball, often to advance runners.
2. - The call made when a runner reaches a base without being tagged or forced out.
5. - The official who calls balls, strikes, and outs.
7. - The point scored when a player reaches home plate.
8. - Where the players sit when not on the field.
9. - A mistake by a fielder that allows a batter or runner to advance.
12. Drive - A ball hit sharply and directly in the air.
13. - When the batter swings and misses, or the ball is in the strike zone and not hit.
14. - The tool a batter uses to hit the ball.
16. Run - When the batter hits the ball out of the park and scores.
17. - The object thrown by the pitcher and hit by the batter.