Hitting Home Run!

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Across
  1. 5. This person played first base for the New York Yankees
  2. 7. The player responsible for catching all of the thrown pitches in order to strike out the batter
  3. 8. The person in charge of enforcing the rules and officiating the game
Down
  1. 1. Players who are responsible for catching fly balls or getting the ball back to the infield as quickly as possible
  2. 2. A hit that allows the batter to score on the play guaranteed
  3. 3. A batting technique in which the ball is intentionally met with the bat and tapped slowly
  4. 4. The player who throws the ball in an attempt to strike out the batter
  5. 6. A pitch that is thrown with spin to make it swerve; this also makes it tricky for the batter to hit