Baseball Terms

Name: ______________________ Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

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3. The person who does the ___ (7)
5. A calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens (7)
7. The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit (5)
9. A large board for displaying the ___ of a contest (10)
12. The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases (8)
13. The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball (5)
15. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base (6)

1. The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who ___ (7)
2. A parallelogram with four equal sides (7)
4. An out resulting from the batter getting three ___ (9)
6. A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (3)
8. A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base (6)
9. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base (6)
10. A base hit on which the batter scores a ___ (7)
11. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (3)
14. To move on foot at a normal pace (4)