1. 1.PITCHER Pitcher's basic duties: Pitch strikes, i.e. pitch the ball so that the batter must attempt to hit it. Cover home plate when the catcher is drawn away. Back up throws to second and third bases from the outfield. strikes batter outfield plate throws third ball

2. 2.CATCHER Catcher's basic duties: Catch or block all balls the batter misses or tips. Be prepared for pop-up catches. Be aware of runners stealing bases and be able to throw to the correct base for the out. Catch balls throw misses runners out

3. 3.FIRST BASE First base's basic duties: Catch every ball thrown to first base and contact the base. Cover first base if not fielding the ball yourself. Do not obstruct the batter coming into base. When a runner approaches first base, stand on the inward side of the base with a foot touching the base. Play the ball, not the base. base Catch Play runner Cover fielding

4. 4.SECOND BASE Second base's basic duties: Cover second base if not fielding the ball yourself. Cover first base if the first base player is drawn into play. Second base is positioned behind the baseline between first and second bases. bases second Cover ball player Second

5. 5.THIRD BASE Third base's basic duties: Cover third base, even if the play is not to that base. If a player is obviously going to bunt, the third base player should move towards home plate. plate towards Cover base bunt move

6. 6.SHORTSTOP Shortstop's basic duties: Cover second and third bases when these players are drawn in the play. Move out into left and centre field to relay throws from deep in the outfield. outfield Cover players play Move centre

7. 7.LEFT FIELD Left field's basic duties: Back up all batted and thrown balls to the left-side of the infield. Back up all balls to centre field. Back up third base. base Back thrown left-side balls field

8. 8.CENTRE FIELD Centre field's basic duties: Back up all thrown and batted balls through the centre of the infield. Back up batted balls to left and right outfield. outfield Back centre infield batted left

9. 9.RIGHT FIELD Right field's basic duties: Back up batted balls to the right of the infield. Back up all throws to first base. Back up all balls to centre field. The right fielder usually plays closer to the diamond than the other outfielders. outfielders Back right fielder closer diamond