LMS Softball
These people are your coaches this season
Who is Coach Arnold and Coach Liz?
What is 9?
With a runner on first and no outs, this is the defensive play are you likely trying to turn
A legally batted ball not swung at but intentionally tapped with the bat
What is a bunt?
This is what HBP stands for in softball statistics
What is Hit By Pitch?
This is when are apparel/jersey order forms are due
What is TODAY?
The distance between bases
What is 60 feet?
The position most commonly responsible for covering second base on a steal from first
Who is the short stop?
For each team, 5 feet in diameter, located at a safe distance to the side and away from home plate. This should be at least 30 feet away from the home plate if space allows
What is an on-deck circle?
This was the last year that Softball was played in the summer olympics
What is 2020/2021?
Softball was not included in the 2024 olympics but will be back in 2028 in LA!
This is how you can get home after an away game
What is take the bus or your parent can sign you out?
The team who bats first in the game
Who is the away team?
If the catcher drops strike three and first base is unoccupied (or there are two outs), this is what can the batter can do
What is run to first base?
What is a force play?
An American former softball player. She played for the Arizona Wildcats softball team from 1999 to 2002, where she won the 2001 Women's College World Series and was named collegiate All-American. Finch was a member of the United States women's national softball team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Who is Jennie Finch?
This is how many scrimmages/games we have schedule for the season
When a defensive player without the ball impeades the runner
What is an interference?
You are a runner on 1st base with less than 2 outs. The ball is hit in the air to the outfield and this is what you should do
What is tag up?
A request made to the umpire by the defensive coach, pitcher, or catcher, for the purpose of awarding the batter first base. The request may be made prior to or during the at bat.
What is an intentional walk?
The USA women's softball team won gold in the Olympics this year
What is 1996, 2000, or 2004
These two people are the main coaches at the LHS and OHS
Who is Coach Joe and Coach Liz
What is 43 feet?
You are batting with a count of 0 balls and 2 strikes, this is what you should do
What is expand the strike zone ("anything close") and foul off pitches until you get one you like
Three feet in length, this is the space defined by a line drawn three feet from and parallel to the first base foul line starting halfway between home and first base and extending to the first base in foul territory
What is a (three foot) running lane>
The National Pro Fastpitch league suspended operations in 2021. Before it's suspension, Ohio was at one time home to these two professional softball teams (name one!)
Who are the Akron Racers or the Cleveland Comets?