Baseball

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 3. To become or cause to become obstructed (4)
  2. 5. A long seat for more than one person (5)
  3. 6. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study (5)
  4. 10. The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases (8)
  5. 11. The person who does the ___ (7)
  6. 14. Base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands (5)

Down

  1. 1. The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball (5)
  2. 2. Where you live (4)
  3. 4. Two-winged insects characterized by active flight (3)
  4. 5. A ballplayer who is batting (6)
  5. 7. Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit (6)
  6. 8. The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who ___ (7)
  7. 9. An official at a baseball game (6)
  8. 12. A play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (3)
  9. 13. To move on foot at a normal pace (4)
  10. 15. The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the ___ of the bases (5)