SOFTBALL -is a bat and ball game played
GLOVES
between two teams of nine players
each who take turns batting and
fielding
-the batting team attempts to score
runs by hitting all that is thrown by
the pitcher with a bat swung by the
batter and then running counter-
clockwise around a series of four
bases; 1st bast, 2nd base, 3rd base and
home plate.
RUN -is scored when a player advances
around the bases and returns to
home plate
-players of the batting team take
turns hitting against the pitcher on
the fielding team which will try to
prevent runs by getting hitters out
-a player on the batting team who
reaches a base safely can later
attempt to advance to subsequent
bases during a teammate’s turn
batting, such as a hit or by other
means
-the teams switch between hitting
and fielding whenever the fielding
team records three outs
-one turn batting for both teams,
beginning with the visiting team,
constitutes an inning
TYPES OF 1.SLOW-PITCH SOFTBALL
SOFTBALL -the ball can measure 11-12 inches in
circumference, must arch on its path
to the batter and there are 10 players
on a team
2.FAST-PITCH SOFTBALL
-the pitch is fast, there are nine
players on the field at one time, and
bunting and stealing are permitted
EQUIPMENT 1.SOFTBALL
AND -it measures 12 in. (30.5 cm) in
FACILITIES circumference
USED IN (11 or 12 inches for slow pitch)
SOFTBALL 2.BAT
-can be made of wood, aluminum, or
composite materials such as carbon
fiber. Sizes may vary but they may be
no more than 24 inches long 6.0
inches in diameter, or 38 oz in mass.
3.
-defensive players wear fielding
gloves made of leather or similar
materials with webbing between the
thumb and forefingers, known as the
pocket. Its color should not be the
same as the ball.
4.DOUBLE-FLAPPED HELMETS
(helmets that cover both ears)
-it is meant to protect the batter’s
head from errant pitches thrown by
the pitcher
5.BASES
-one of four points on the infield that
must be touched by a runner in order
to score a run. These are rubber or
canvas bags comprising 1st, 2nd, and
3rd base, as well as the rubber plate
known as home plate
6.HOMEPLATE
-the five-sided piece of whitened
rubber that the batter stands beside
while at bat and the area the pitch
needs to pass over to be judged a
strike
SOFTBALL -a four-cornered part of a baseball
DIAMOND field in which the corners are the
(FIELD) three bases and the home plate
BASIC RULES 1.two teams (of nine players)
OF SOFTBALL alternate turns at batting and fielding
(often called defense)
2.the aim for the team batting is to
advance a runner around all bases to
the home plate to score runs
3.the defending team tries to defend
its bases by getting three outs and
not allowing the batting team to
score
4.the team that scores the most runs
in seven innings wins (A tiebreaker
procedure comes into play if the
scores are tied after the seventh
innings)
5.each team’s innings ends when
three of its batters have been ruled
out and then the team that was
defending goes in to bat
 OUT -this is called by the umpire
when either a batter strikes out, is
tagged out, flies out, or is forced
out
RUN -the point scored when a
batter or base runner advances to
home plate
HOMERUN -a safe hit, when no
error or putout results, which
allows the batter to reach all four
bases and score a run
BATTER/HITTER -an offensive
player who takes his/her position
in the batter’s box to try to hit the
pitch
INNING -that portion of the game
within which the teams alternate
on offense and defense and in
which there are three putouts for
each team. Each team’s at-bat
comprises a half-inning

HOW CAN A A batter or runner is out in the

BATTER OR following circumstances
RUNNER BE
GIVEN OUT? 1. If the ball the batter has just
hit is caught without first
BASIC STRIKE -a pitch that enters the bouncing
TERMINOLOGIE strike zone in flight and is not 2. The ball is thrown to a base
S struck at by the batter; a pitch before a runner gets there
that a batter swings at and misses 3. A player running between
BALL -a pitch that does not enter bases is tagged by the ball
the strike zone in flight and is not (touched by the ball or the
struck at by the batter glove of the defending player)
WALK -an automatic advance to 4. If three strikes are called by
first base for the batter after the the umpire
pitcher delivers four “balls” as 5. They run more than 3ft.
called by the umpire (0.9m) out of the baseline to
HIT -when a batter reaches any avoid being tagged
base safely on a fair ball which
settles on the ground before
being touched by a fielder
FLY BALL -a ball hit in the air
GROUND BALL -a ball that is hit
on the ground
FAIR BALL -a ball hit into the field
of play
FOUL BALL -a batted ball that
settles on foul territory
SAFE -this happens when a
baserunner reaches a base
without being tagged or forced
out