Diamond Sports

Four ______________ are at each corner and make up the infield in a diamond sport.

• goals

• bases

• posts

Players must come all the way around 1st, 2nd, and 3rd and touch ______ in order to score a run for their team.

• The Catcher

• The Umpire

• Home Plate

The _______ is the name of the person/position that rolls the ball to the kicker or throws the ball to the batter in diamond sports.

• Shortstop

• Catcher

• Pitcher

In order to get your team up to bat (also known as retiring a side), you must get _________ outs.

• 3

• 2

• 4

A ___________ ball is a batted or kicked ball that goes to the right of the 1st baseline or to the left of the 3rd baseline and out of the playing area.

• Foul

• Fair

• Flat

You are allowed to overrun 1st base without fear of being tagged out as long as you turn to the right and out of play.

• True

• False

If there is a runner on first and second base and the ball is kicked/hit on the ground, the player who fields it can get a force out at third base.

• True

• False

What does it mean to tag up in a diamond sport?

• It means a fielder must tag a runner when they are off the base.

• It means that on a fly ball, a runner on a base must go back to that base and touch it after the catch is made in order to advance to the next base.

• It means that a runner must run before the fly ball is caught.

• It means that all tag outs must be on the upper half of the body.