THE ABCS OF SOFTBALL

At Bats is how many times a player has hit in a game

Bullpen is where a relief pitcher warms up

Catcher is the player who sits behind home plate and catches the pitches

Diamond is the shape made by all four bases

Error is a mistake made by a player in the field that lets a runner advance

Fly Ball is when a batter hits the ball high and straight up in the air

Ground Ball is a ball that is hit so that it rolls or bounces on the ground

Home Run is when a ball is hit over the fence and the batter touches all the bases safely to score a run

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Inning is each turn a team gets to both bat and play defense

Line Drive is when a ball is hit in the air but not very high

Outfield is the grassy area beyond the bases

Pitcher is the player who throws balls for the batters to swing at

Run is a point scored when a player safely crosses home plate

Safe means that a runner has made it to a base before the ball

Triple is a hit that allows the batter to run all the way to third base safely

Walk is when the pitcher throws four pitches that are outside of the batter’s strike zone. Then the batter gets to go to first base without hitting the ball.