Softball/Baseball Gym Quiz

____ invented softball

George Hancock

When was softball invented?

1887

The playing field is divided into __________

Infield and outfield

Infield

Pitcher, Catcher, 1st, 2nd, shortstop, & 3rd base

Outfield

Leftfield, Centerfield, Rightfield

Pitching

a pitcher throws the ball **underhand** in the game of softball

Foul ball

any ball going outside the 1st or 3rd base line

An official game is ___

7 innings (turns both teams have to bat)

Visiting team bats ___

First (top of the inning)

Home team bats ___

After (bottom of the inning)

There is ____ an inning lasts

No set time

What happens if game is tied?

Goes into “extra innings”

Batter is out if...

* three strikes called
* fly ball caught
* batter hit by ball in fair territory
* runner tagged when off base (not applied to 1st base)

Ball

a ball pitched towards home plate that doesn’t go over the plate or in the strike zone & doesn’t swing

Strike

A ball is thrown by the pitcher and swung at by the batter but missed

Walk

Batter gets four balls and automatically advances to first base

Batting order

method of rotation in which players come to bat

Fair Ball

balls that land on the area inside the first and third base

Ground ball

a ball that is bouncing or rolling on the ground

Fly ball

a ball that is hit in the air

Force out

an out that occurs when a runner on base must advance to the next base due to a batter becoming a base runner

Tagging up

Advancing to the next base at your own risk, once the defensive player had caught the ball