Baseball
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. BASEBALL
A. The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure
2. BATTER
B. A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
3. BENCH
C. The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
4. DIAMOND
D. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
5. DOUBLE
E. The handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
6. DUGOUT
F. A failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
7. ERROR
G. A hit that travels along the ___
8. FIELD
H. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond
9. GLOVE
I. A parallelogram with four equal sides
10. GROUNDER
J. A ballplayer who is batting
11. HIT
K. The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
12. HOME
L. Where you live
13. MOUND
M. A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
14. OUT
N. Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit
15. PITCH
O. A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
16. SACRIFICE
P. A ___ struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines that define the width of
17. SLIDE
Q. Open area of grass or crops
18. TRIPLE
R. The act of testing something (plural)
19. FOULBALL
S. A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base
20. STRIKE
T. A long seat for more than one person
21. RUNS
U. A successful stroke in an athletic contest