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WorksheetsSoftball/ baseball
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
A team goes on defense after their ______ offensive out.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
After the ______ strike, the batter is called out.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
A ball is hit in the air and the runner at 1st base leaves before the ball is caught. The 1st baseman catches the ball and touches the base before the runner is able to return to the base.
The runner is allowed to stay at 2nd base, but the batter is out.
It results in a double-play where both players are out.
The runner is out, but the batter is safe at 1st.
Both players are safe.
Softball is a variation of the game of baseball. There are many differences such as
Softball is only played by women
Softball uses underhand pitching while baseball throws overhand
Baseball is played on an all grass field while softball is played on a dirt field.
Baseball teams wear uniforms pants and softball teams wear uniform shorts
Which one is the softball?
White ball
yellow ball
neither of them
What kind of pitch is made when a softball is pitched by lobbing it in a high, slow arc toward home plate .
fast ball
fast pitch
slow pitch
lobb ball
The object in softball is for two teams to compete against each other and at the end of 7 innings the team who wins will
have scored more runs
have less outs
have more hits
will have earned more strikeouts
Once a batter hits the ball in the field of play the next move it to
Run to 1st base
tag up a runner and lay the bat down
take his/her helmet off and leave it at home plate
get ready for the next pitch
Which positional player will wear a chest protector and shin guards?
Pitcher
catcher
short stop
center field
Which 2 positions are specialized and require more practice?
pitcher and catcher
short stop and pitcher
pitcher and 2nd base
catcher and shortstopr
when there is four balls what do you do
you are out
walk to first base
go to third base
go to your team
when you get hit with a ball what do you do
cry
walk it off and go to first base
go hit the pitcher really hard
be sad
what if you hit a home run what do you do
nothing go to your team
hit another one
say yes i hit it
run the bases
If you touch home base, how many points will you get?
2
1
3
4
How many balls do you have to get to walk
3
2
1
4
When was softball first introduced?
Thanksgiving Day in 1887
Winter 1889
Minneapolis Park Board 1913
Denver YMCA 1926
The softball was first made by doing what?
Creating an oversized tennis ball
Using a bigger baseball
Taking a boxing glove and trying it
Making a huge rubber ball
Per the history notes provided, softball had many different names, which of the following was not one of those names?
Cabbage Ball
Mush Ball
Orange Ball
Pumpkin Ball
This style of play caught most of the attention internationally. What style was it?
Slow Pitch
Medium Pitch
Fast Pitch
Mega Pitch
what is this called
glove
bat
ball
helmat
what is the most important play on the field
catcher
pitcher
coach
1st baseman
How can an offensive player get out?
Caught fly ball
Ground out
Strike out
All of the above
What are the position(s) in the field?
Catcher, Pitcher, 1st base, 2nd base, Shortstop, 3rd base, center field, left field, right field
striker, point guard, pitcher, catcher, Umpire
Benchwarmer
right field, left field, 4th base,1st base, shortstop
What happens when a player catches a foul ball?
The batter is out
The pitch throws another pitch
The player gets a free walk to first base
The inning is always over
When hitting a softball, grip the bat:
In the palm of your hand.
At the fingertips.
Along your "door knocking" knuckles.
With one hand.
Choose three good options to use as stances when batting:
Square
Open
Toes pointed towards the pitcher
Closed
Preferably, what angle should the bat be in in your stance?
Flat and parallel to the ground.
Straight up and down at 90 degrees to the ground.
Angled at 45 degrees from the ground.
Precisely 67 degrees to the ground.
At contact with the ball, you should be in these positions:
Top hand = palm up
Bottom hand = palm down
Front knee is bent at a 90 degree angle
Back hip rotated towards pitcher
Head and eyes looking down towards the ball
How many innings are there in softball?
7
9
8
What type of pitching is used in baseball?
Overhand
Underhand
He introduced the name softball.
Walter Hakanson
George Hancock,
Lewis Rober Sr.
Abner Doubleday
He invented the baseball game.
Walter Hakanson
George Hancock,
Lewis Rober Sr.
Abner Doubleday
Who is the inventor of the game softball?
Walter Hakanson
George Hancock,
Lewis Rober Sr.
Abner Doubleday
He invented the baseball rules.
Alexander Cartwright
Doc Adams
Lewis Rober
Abner Doubleday
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