The Playing Field
The number of bases on a baseball field.
What are four?
A batter can have this many strikes before striking out.
What is three?
This is what happens when a batter is hit by a pitch.
What is he gets to go to first base?
The wooden stick used to hit the baseball is called this.
What is a bat?
When children play on a team it is usually called this kind of league.
What is little league?
The pitcher stands on this when he's throwing the ball to the batter.
What is a mound?
The number of balls in a ball count that a batter can get before being sent to first base.
What is four?
This is what happens to the batter when a fly ball is caught before it reaches the ground.
What is the batter is out?
Players wear these on their hands when playing in the field.
What is a baseball glove (or mitt)?
The number of innings of a typical baseball game is this.
What is nine?
The person who squats behind the batter is called this.
Who is the catcher?
When a ball is hit out of the park and the batter is able to run around all four bases at once, it is called this.
What is a home run?
This is what happens when a player who is trying to steal a base (run to the next base while the pitcher is pitching to another batter) is caught.
What is the player is out?
The batter wears this on the head when it's his or her turn to bat.
What is a helmet?
When one whole section of the audience at a time stands up, puts their hands up high, then sits back down, it is called this.
What is the wave?
The player who stands between second and third base is called this.
Who is the short stop?
This is the most common type of pitch.
What is a fast ball?
This is the person on the field who watches every play carefully and makes the call if the pitch was a strike or if the hit was foul.
Who is the umpire?
An official baseball is this color.
What is white?
The official song that is sung during the 7th inning stretch is called this.
What is "Take Me Out to the Ballgame?"
The person who stands right behind the pitcher is called this.
Who is the second baseman?
When a pitcher does not stand perfectly still before they throw a pitch, it is called this.
What is a balk?
A ball is called this when it is hit out of bounds by the batter.
What is a foul?
The catcher wears this piece of equipment over the chest.
What is a chest protector?
Name 2 professional baseball teams.
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