Baseball Intro

Inning

• A division of the game consisting of each team having one turn to bat and one turn to field.
• The period of time between pitches.
• The number of strikes a batter can accumulate before being called out.
• The distance between the bases.

Pitcher

• The player who throws the ball to the batter from the pitcher's mound.
• The player who catches the ball in the outfield.
• The player who throws the ball to the catcher from the outfield.
• The player who stands behind home plate.

Batter

• The player who attempts to hit the pitched ball with a bat.
• The player who throws the ball to the batter from the outfield.
• The player who stands on first base.
• The player who runs around the bases.

Home Run

• A hit that allows the batter to round all the bases and score a run without being put out.
• A hit that allows the batter to reach third base.
• A pitch that the batter swings at and misses.
• The act of tagging a runner out.

Strike

• A pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the umpire deems to be within the strike zone and not swung at.
• The area over home plate where the batter stands.
• The act of a runner stealing a base.
• The number of balls a batter can accumulate before being awarded first base.

Ball

• A pitch that the batter doesn't swing at and is not within the strike zone, as determined by the umpire.
• The area over home plate where the batter stands.
• The player who catches the ball in the infield.
• The distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate.

Strike Zone

• The area over home plate between the batter's knees and armpits, as defined by the umpire.
• The player who throws the ball to the catcher from the outfield.
• The area over the outfield fence where home runs are hit.
• The area between first and second base.

Base

• One of the four points a player must touch in order to score a run: first base, second base, third base, and home plate.
• The area over home plate where the batter stands.
• The area around the pitcher's mound.
• The area where the outfield fence meets the ground.

Base Hit

• A hit that allows the batter to reach base safely without an error being committed by the fielding team.
• The act of a runner reaching second base safely.
• The act of a fielder catching a fly ball.
• The act of a batter hitting a ball.

Double

• A hit that allows the batter to safely reach second base.
• The act of a runner reaching third base safely.
• The act of a batter hitting a home run.
• The act of a fielder catching a fly ball.