Baseball Terms

A pitch thrown outside the strike zone

• Strike

• Curve

• Ball

free pass to first base given to a batter after a pitcher throws four balls outside the strike zone

• balk

• walk

• hit

Any pitching motion that is against the baseball rules, resulting in any runners on base advancing one base

• balk

• walk

• fastball

A pitch that is thrown as fast as possible

• fastball

• slider

• change up

To be out for having three (3) strikes called

• strike out

• ball

• slider

Player who throws the ball to the batter in baseball

• pitcher

• umpire

• catcher

is the play in which the batter hits the ball into fair territory and gets at least to first base

• strike out

• base hit

• walk

Situation in which a runner is waiting on each of three bases (there is a runner on each one of the bases)

• home run

• walk

• bases loaded

Player who squats behind home plate and catches pitches the batter doesn't hit

• catcher

• first baseman

• manager

A slow pitch thrown with the same arm action as a fastball, intended to deceive the batter

• fastball

• double

• change up