SOFTBALL BASICS
It's 40 feet between this and home plate.
Daily Double - The base path is how many feet?
Pitcher's mound
60
When you have two strikes the batter should
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Protect the plate and swing at anything close
Drop 3rd Strike
This player delivers the signal to the pitcher.
Catcher
These are the two main types of pitches.
Fastball & changeup
When a fly ball is caught, the on base runners must.
Tag up
These four bases mark the "diamond".
Home plate, first base, second base, third base
This technique involves holding the bat out in front and gently contacting the ball to make it roll on the ground.
Bunt
The name for a play where 2 runners are tagged or forced out.
Daily Double What is a tagged out? What is a Forced out? Give examples.
Double Play
Tagged play is when you must tag to player to get the out. (ex. There is a runner at 2nd base with no one else on base if the runner proceeds to 3rd, the 3rd base player must tag the runner.
Forced out is when all you have to do is step on the base to get the out (ex. There is a runner on 1st base when the ball is hit, they must run to 2nd, so the infielder needs to step on 2nd base to get the out.
The ball is considered in play until it reaches the
Daily Double If there is an overthrown ball is the play over and why?
Pitchers Circle
No, the play is not over until the ball is in the pitcher's circle or the ump says so. Always hustle to the ball.
When you leave after the pitch is released and advance to the next base this is.
Stealing
There are this many outs in an inning and why?
6 - 3 top of inning & 3 Bottom of inning
The letters RBI stand for.
Runners Batted In
This happens when a fielder touches a runner with the ball while they're off base.
Tag out
The person who determines the Strike Zone.
The Umpire (and only the ump!)
What bases are considered scoring position if the ball is hit to the outfield
2nd & 3rd
Outs can be earned by
striking someone out, catching a fly ball, or throwing/tagging an offense runner out on the bases
Name 2 different types of strikes.
Swinging and Looking
The action helps prevent extra bases when a ball is hit deep into the outfield.
Cut Off
This pitch involves changing the speed of a pitch mid-throw to surprise a batter.
Change up
You can take a lead when
The pitch is released from the pitcher's hand
Each team needs how many players on the field?
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9
Pitcher, Catcher, 1st, 2nd, SS, 3rd, RF, CF, LF
When four balls are thrown outside the strike zone without contact from the batter.
Walk
This happens when a fielder drops the ball while trying to catch it.
Error
This happens when a wild pitch hits a batter.
The batter is granted free base
Stealing should happen on
Daily Double If there is a runner on third base you should always steal this bases (unless you coach gives you other direction)
A pass ball or wild pitch
2nd base