Slow-pitched softball Flashcards
How many innings are in a regulation game?
7
How many players are there on the field?
10
Outfield position
Left field, right field, center field, short center field
Infield positions
1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, shortstop
Battery positions
Pitcher, catcher
All players have to be in a ____ territory at time of pitch except the catcher
fair
A pitcher may not be substituted until…
the first batter faced has completed turn to bat or the side has retired
ball diameter and weight
6 1/4, 7 oz
bat length
34” or less
How many feet is the playing field square?
60 ft on each side
How far is the home plate to the center of 2nd base?
84’ 10 1/4”
The pitching mound is ___ ft from the home plate
46
ball
a pitch that is not touched by the bat and is not a strike. 4 such pitches to a batter awards a base on balls (called a walk)
chopped hit ball (bunt)
an illegally hit ball that is struck with a downward motion. A batter who does this is out
error
a misplay by a fielder
fielder
anyone of 10 players of a team when it is not at bat (defensive team)
regulation game
7 innings
called game
one in which, for any reason, the Umpire terminates play.
inning
that portion of the game which includes a term at bat for each team
fair ball
a ball hit into the field of play
foul ball
a ball that lands in foul territory between home to first base or home to 3rd base, or that while on or over foul territory touches the person of an umpire or player or any foreign object to the natural ground
foul tip
a batted ball that goes into the catcher’s mitts from the bat. It is legally caught by the catcher (ball is dead)
fielder’s choice
act of a fielder who instead of throwing it to first base to put out the batter-runner, throws to another base in an attempt to put out a preceding runner. The term is also used by scorers (a) to account for the advance of the batter-runner who takes one or more extra bases when the fielder who handles the safe hit attempts to put out a preceding runner; (b) to account for the advance of a runner (other than by stolen base or error) while a fielder is attempting to put out another runner; and (c) to account for the advance of a runner made solely because of the defensive team’s indifference. (undefended steal).
bunt
illegal in slow pitch
fly ball
a batted ball that rises an appreciable height above the ground
line drive
a batted ball which travels parallel or nearly so with the ground through most of its flight
ground ball
one which is neither a fly nor a line drive
overrunning a base
the act of a runner who after advancing to a base, goes past it so that contact is lost with it (may overrun 1st)
double play
a continuous activity that results in 2 putouts during a play
force out
when a runner has to go to another because another person is going to the base they are at, and the fielder gets the ball and steps on the base
strike zone
that space over any part of the home plate which is between the batter’s highest shoulder and the knees
pitching
underhand, below hip, arch of 6-12 ft
strikeout/ foul tip
miss 3 times when batting/out when it’s your 3rd strike
tagged out
fielder touches you with the ball
catch out
hit the ball and the fielder catches it before it hits the floor
tagging up
when the ball is caught in the air, but one of the runners on the base has already started running. The runner must return back to the base. The fielding team can step on the base the runner is returning to, which is out.
baserunner interference
an example is crashing into a fielder with the ball
force out
when the opposing team steps on the base the runner is running to.
illegal base running
runs 3ft out of the baseline, etc
batter’s interference
an example is when the batter swings and, on the follow-through, his bat hits the catcher or the catcher’s glove
how many ways are there to get out?
8
