Slow Pitch Softball Flashcards
What positions consist of the battery
Pitcher and catcher
What positions consist of the infield
First baseman second baseman third baseman and short stop
What positions consist of the outfield
Left and center left fielder right and center right fielder
What are the pitching regulations
- Must be delivered with an underhand motion
- Must start with 1 foot on the pitching rubber
- Must have an arc
When can the baserunners leave their bases and what happens if they leave early
As soon as the ball crosses the plate and if they leave early they are automatically out
Can you steal
No
The baserunner may run over first base without being tagged out as long as_____.
As long as they don’t move toward second base
What happens if a baserunner overruns second or third base
They can be tagged
Where is the strike zone
The area that is over the plate between the top of the batters shoulders and the bottom of their knees
In which cases are foul balls strikes
When the batter has already two strikes
What happens if the pictcher pitches four balls to the batter that are not in the strike zone
The batter gets to advanced to first base
If someone said 2 and 1 which one would be balls and strikes
Balls are said first and strikes are said second
When is a ball a foul
If it is a grounder and it bounces outside the base on its way to the outfield
Where is the ball fair
If it goes inside the baseline or over any part of the base
How many players on a softball team
10
If a ball stops in foul territory outside the baseline before the base the ball is a__.
Foul ball
How is a fly ball in the outfield judged
By where it lands on its first bounce
What happens if a fielder catch a fly ball
The batter is out
What is a force play
When the runner has to run on a ground ball because someone is coming to the base they are on
What is a tag play
If a runner does not have to run because there is an open base behind them they must be tagged
How can a batter be automatically out with the infield fly rule whether the ball is caught or not
When there are runners on first and second or the bases are loaded in less than two outs and the batter hits a fly ball that can be easily caught by an outfielder
What is the purpose of the infield fly rule
To prevent the fielder from dropping the ball on purpose if there’s no infield fly rule the fielder could drop the ball and then all of the runners would have to run and the fielding team could easily get a double or triple play
