THE GAME OF:

CENTER ROVER 1ST BASE 2ND BASE 3RD BASE SHORTSTOP CATCHER PITCHER LEFT FIELD RIGHT FIELD

POSITIONS ON THE FIELD  #1 – PITCHER  #2 – CATCHER  #3 – 1 ST BASE  #4 – 2 ND BASE  #5 – 3 RD BASE

POSITIONS CON’T  #6 – SHORTSTOP  #7 – LEFT FIELD  #8 – CENTER FIELD  #9 – RIGHT FIELD  #10 - ROVER

SCORE EXAMPLES  GROUND OUT TO 3 RD BASE = 5-3  FLY BALL TO LEFT = F 7  LINE DRIVE TO SHORSTOP = L 6  GROUND OUT TO PITCHER = 1-3  DOUBLE PLAY FROM SHORTSTOP TO 2 ND TO 1 ST =  A STRIKE OUT SWINGING = K

RULES  7 INNINGS IN A REGULATION GAME  VISITORS HIT FIRST  AN INNING IS A PART OF THE GAME WHERE BOTH TEAMS BAT AND 3 OUTS HAVE OCCURRED FOR EACH TEAM

A PLAYER IS OUT WHEN:  HE HAS THREE STRIKES  A FLY BALL IS CAUGHT (FOUL OR FAIR)  TAGGED OUT BEFORE REACHING BASE

BASE RUNNING  NO BASE STEALING  NO LEADING OFF  RUNNER CANNOT LEAVE BASE UNTIL BALL IS HIT  CANNOT RUN MORE THEN 3 FEET OUT OF BASELINE

A RUNNER IS OUT WHEN:  PASSES A PRECEDING RUNNER  LEAVES BASE BEFORE A FLY BALL IS CAUGHT  IS FORCED OUT  IS TAGGED OUT  IF RUNNER IS HIT BY A BATTED BALL…

BATTING GRIP  GRIP AS THOUGH YOU WERE CHOPPING WOOD  FIRM GRIP BUT DO NOT LET BAT REST ON PALMS  ALIGN KNUCKLES

BATTING STANCE  ELBOWS ARE DOWN IN “A” FRAME  KNEES ARE BENT  WAIST IS SLIGHTLY BENT

THROWING BASICS  POINT SHOULDER TOWARDS TARGET  STEP TOWARD TARGET WITH NON- THROWING FOOT  AT SAME TIME, ROTATE BODY TOWARD TARGET  BEGIN FORWARD SWING OF ARM  FOLLOW THROUGH TOWARD TARGET

TERMS CONTINUED  HOME RUN – Batter hits the ball and gets home safely.  BASES LOADED – When runners are on 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd.

TERMS  STRIKE ZONE- Area over home plate between the batter’s armpits and the top of the knees.  GRAND SLAM – A home run with the bases loaded.

TERMS CONTINUED  RBI – Runs batted in  LINE DRIVE – A batted ball that travels in a straight line  ERROR – A defensive misplay

HISTORY  DEVELOPED 100 YRS. AGO BY GEORGE HANCOCK  AMATEOUR SOFTBALL ASSN. (ASA) FORMED IN 1933