Batter Up!

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. To move on foot at a normal pace (4)
  2. 6. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study (5)
  3. 8. A harsh noise made by scraping (10)
  4. 9. To become or cause to become obstructed (4)
  5. 11. A ballplayer who is batting (6)
  6. 13. The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball (5)
  7. 14. A brief event in which two or more bodies come together (plural) (4)
  8. 15. Strongbox where valuables can be ___ kept (4)

Down

  1. 1. Round object used in games (4)
  2. 2. An official at a baseball game (6)
  3. 4. The person who does the ___ (7)
  4. 5. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base (6)
  5. 6. To utter with anger or contempt (8)
  6. 7. A failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed (5)
  7. 10. A drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident (5)
  8. 12. Ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (5)