Baseball and Softball Word Search
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. BALL
A. A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
2. ERROR
B. The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who ___
3. PITCHER
C. A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base
4. BASE
D. A hit that travels along the ___
5. PLAY
E. A club used for hitting a ball in various games
6. BAT
F. An official at a baseball game
7. GROUNDER
G. A failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
8. BATTER
H. A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
9. HIT
I. Round object used in games
10. RUNNER
J. A successful stroke in an athletic contest
11. CATCHER
K. A ballplayer who is batting
12. INFIELD
L. The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate
13. STEAL
M. A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
14. SLIDE
N. An advantageous purchase
15. DUGOUT
O. The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
16. OUT
P. Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
17. SWING
Q. Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit
18. DIVE
R. To have fun with games or toys
19. OUTFIELD
S. The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
20. UMPIRE
T. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study