Slow pitch softball Questions & Answers 100% Correct!

At bat count - ANSWERSThe batter gets the opportunity for 3 balls and 2 strikes. You start with a 1-1count in slow-pitch. On the 3 rd strike, if the batter hits a foul ball, the batter is out. Thecourtesy foul in fastpitch softball or baseball is not present in slow-pitch softball. Ball - ANSWERSWhen batting, every pitch is either a ball or a strike. A ball is when the pitch does notenter the strike zone. Double play - ANSWERSWhen two outs are made consecutively without any pitches thrown. Error - ANSWERSA play in which a defensive player mishandles the baseball, resulting in the offense advancing a base or scoring a run. Fly ball - ANSWERSA ball hit by a batter extremely high where the 偮elders have time to get underneaththe ball to catch it. force out - ANSWERSWhen the runner MUST advance to the next base and thefielder tags the basewith the ball before the runner gets there. ground ball - ANSWERSA ball that is hit directly to the ground and is 偮elded usually by the in偮eldplayers. home run - ANSWERSHitting the ball and making it safely back to the home plate in one play withouterrors by the 偮elding team, or hitting the ball in fair territory over the out偮eld fence. over running bases - ANSWERSA runner can only overrun 1st or Home. If 2nd or 3rd base is overran,the runner can be tagged out. If after tagging 1st, an attempt to advance to 2nd is made, therunner can be tagged. single - ANSWERSHitting the ball and staying safely 偮rst without an error by the 偮elder.