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WorksheetsBaseball Rules
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
How many outs does a team get before their batting turn is over?
2
3
4
6
Does the home or away team bat first?
Away
Home
How many players are on the field for one team playing defense in baseball?
6
9
16
11
Who throws the ball to the person hitting the ball?
Catcher
Shortshop
First Baseman
Pitcher
Who is the person that swings the bat?
Umpire
Coach
Batter
Pitcher
What is the name of the person who calls a pitch a ball or a strike?
Coach
Catcher
Announcer
Umpire
A pitch that is thrown that should be swung at is called a ________ ?
Ball
Strike
Piñata
How many strikes does a batter get before they are called out?
2
3
until they hit
What is a foul ball?
A ball that smells bad
A ball that is thrown out of bounds
A ball that is hit and goes into foul territory outside the white lines
A ball that is hit to a fielder
If the batter hits the ball and gets to third base, that is called a __________.
trio
trifecta
triple
treadmill
If the batter hits the ball and gets to first base, that is called _____?
1st touch
1 hitter
Single
Double
If the batter hits the ball and gets to homeplate, that is called a
Hungry Howie
Homerun
Run House
Plate Toucher
What is a baserunner?
a player who is standing on a base trying to score at home plate
a player in the dugout chewing sunflower seeds
a player waving to his mommy in the stands
a player who is pitching the ball to the batter
How many pitches that are not strikes does a batter get before they get a free pass to first base?
3
4
6
7
A free pass to first base after a pitcher struggles to throw strikes is called a _______.
Free Play
Walk
Gimme 1st
UNO!
Defense Situation: You are playing Right Field (RF). There are runners on first base and second base. There are 2 outs. The batter gets a base hit that gets past the second baseman and rolls out to you. You have no cut off man to cut your throw off. Where should you throw the ball to try to get a runner out?
First Base
Second Base
Third Base
Home Plate
Defense Situation: You are playing Left Field (LF). There are no runners on base. There are 0 outs. The batter gets a base hit down the left field line that gets past the third baseman. You retrieve the ball. Who is your cut off man that you should throw the ball to?
Shortstop
Pitcher
Third Baseman
Second Baseman
Defense Situation: You are playing Shortstop (SS). There is a runner on first base. There are 0 outs. The batter hits a solid ground ball to you. Where should you throw the ball to try to get the force runner out?
3rd
2nd baseman
pitcher
home plate
Defense Situation: You are playing Center Field (CF). There is a runner on third base. There is 1 out. The batter hits a fly ball to you that you catch. The runner is tagging up from third base. You have no time to throw the ball to the cutoff man. Where should you throw the ball to get the runner out?
1st
2nd
3rd
Home plate
Defensive Situation: You are pitching (P). The bases are loaded (Runners on first, second, and third base). There is 1 out. The batter hits a ground ball to you. Where should you get the force out?
1st
2nd
3rd
Home Plate
Defensive Situation: You are playing First Base (1B). There is a runner on third base. There are 2 outs. The batter hits a ground ball to you that you catch. What should you do?
throw it to third base
Chase the runner to tag him out
Step on first base
Throw the ball to home plate
Defensive Situation: There is a runner on second base. You are playing third base and a groundball is hit to you that you field(catch). The runner from second runs towards you. What should you do with the ball?
Throw it to second base
Step on third base
throw it to first base
tag the runner with the ball coming at you
Offensive situation: You are a runner on first base. There are no outs (0). The next batter hits a pop fly into the air above second base. What should you do as the runner?
Stay right on the bag at first
run as hard as you can to get to second base
run and skip second base going right to third
run off the field and head for your house
Offensive Situation: Two outs and you're a runner on First Base, the batter hits a pop-up. What are you supposed to do?
freeze
stop in the base path
run to second
go back to first base
Offensive Situation: One out and you're a runner on 2nd Base, the batter hits a grounder towards the shortstop. What are you supposed to do?
run back to second base
run to third base
freeze and see what the SS does
sleep
A count of 3 balls 2 strikes is called a (n)
Bad hand
Full count
double play
even count
What do you call a pitch that gets by the catcher and it's the pitcher's fault?
Wild pitch
Pass ball
Dropped third ball
Grounder
The player that is next to bat is ______________________________.
out of play
Sitting on the bench
in the bullpen
on deck
A force out requires the defense to tag the runner out.
True
False
A homerun with the bases loaded is called a ...
flush
hit mighty
base on balls
grand slam
What is a double-play?
Play where the batter gets a double
Play where the runner is thrown out at 2nd base
Play where the defense gets two outs on a batted ball.
When a player gets two hits in one game.
Which two games have the same rules similar to kickball ____________ / ______________.
Basketball/Football
Baseball/Dodgeball
Baseball/Soccer
Baseball/Softball
Which Positions are considered the outfield?
Short Stop
First Base
Left Field
Catcher
Center Field
True or False: you can throw and hit a person with a ball to get them out in baseball/softball
False
True
When a runner CHOOSES to run to the next base they must be tagged out.
True
False
Baseball score is counted by
Runs
Goals
Points
Baskets
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 a base runner goes back to the base on a fly ball with less than two outs, and runs after the ball is caught. This is called what?
safe running
tagging up
aggressive
not smart
how many positions are there in baseball..?
5
9
8
10
