Softball

1. BASEBALL/
SOFTBALL
GAME

2. HISTORY
 1845, an Englishman named
ALEXANDER CARTWRIGHT advised the
first set of rules in baseball.
 20th
century, BABE RUTH changed the
course of the game with his magical
abilities to achieved home runs.

3. The game
 A baseball/softball game is played by two
teams who alternate between offense and
defense.
 There are 9 players in each side.
 The goal is to score more runs than the
opponent.

4. The Equipment
 Baseball/ softball gloves, a leather
contraption that fits on the hand, to catch
the ball.
 Baseball ball- 3 inches diameter with red
stitching.
 Softball ball- roughly twice as big.
 Offense uses a bat
 Safety gear
 bases

5. The field
 Infield- closes to the bases
 Outfield- grassy farther reaches
 Bases- 90 ft. apart on the diamond

6. BASIC SKILLS
 THROWING- most basic skill
ELEMENTS

7. BASIC SKILLS

9. BASIC SKILLS

10. BASIC SKILLS
 HITTING/ BATTING
- Offensive skill used to strike the pitched ball
using a bat. It is done to advance to the bases
and eventually leads to earning a run or a
point.
Elements:
1. Grip- use your fingers in gripping the bat and
tighten your grip as the ball approaches
2. Stance- feet parallel to the plate, bat tilted in
45 degrees.
3. Stride- stride the right foot a little backward
to gain momentum
4. Swing-

11. BASIC SKILLS
 RUNNING/ BASE RUNNING
- very important skill, it allows you to
advance from one base to another with
full speed and agility.

12. RULES AND REGULATION
1. Position and Lineups
- DEFENSE- 5 infields(pitcher, catcher,
1st
, 2nd
, 3rd
base, shortstop)
- 3 outfields
- OFFENSE- arranged lineups for
batting

13. 2. PITCHING AND DEFENSE
Strike Zone- area that reaches the batters
knees to his chest.( 3 strike- OUT)
Strike- Batter swings and misses
-batter hits the ball into foul
territory
Balls- the pitcher throws the pitch and
misses strike zone. (4 Ball- FREE RUN)

14. 3. STRIKE OUT
- after 3 strikes the batter is out.
However, a better cannot strike out on a foul
ball. If he hits a foul ball with two strikes, the
count remains the same.
4. TAG OUT
- when the ball is in play, any defensive
player may tag a base runner when he is off
the base to record an out.
5. CATCH
- if the batter hits a pitched ball in play,
and any member of the defense catches it in
the air, then the batter is out.

15. 6. FORCE OUT
- if the pitched ball set in play and not
caught in air, the defense may field the ball
and touch first base before the batter
reaches the first base to record the out.
7. SCORING
- home run

16. SEVERAL WAYS TO REACH BASE SAFELY
 SINGLE- able to hit the ball and is not
catch by the defense, and made it to the
first base without being tagged out.
 DOUBLE- able to hit the ball and is not
catch by the defense, and made it to the
2nd
base without being tagged out.
 TRIPLE- able to hit the ball and is not
catch by the defense, and made it to the
3rd
base without being tagged out.

17.  HOMERUN
- able to hit the ball and is not catch
by the defense, and made it to the home
plate without being tagged out. In addition,
if the batter hit the pitched ball that lands
beyond the designated outfield fence, it is
an automatic home run.
 BASE ON BALLS
- if the pitcher throws 4 pitches out of
strike zone before the batter strike the ball
or strikes out, then the batter is awarded
first base.

18.  HIT BY PITCH
- if a pitched ball strikes the batter on any
part of his body, the batter is awarded first base.
 CATCHER’S INTERFERENCE
- if the batter’s bat makes a contact with the
catcher while he attempts to swing at a pitch, the
batter is awarded first base.
 DROPPED THIRD STRIKE
-if a batter swings and misses at a pitched
ball for the third strike, but the catcher drops the
ball or bounces away, the runner may attempt to
run to the first base. If the batter reaches the first
base before the catcher can tag him out or make a
force-out, then the batter is safe.

19.  FIELDER’S CHOICE
- if the batter hits a pitched ball into
play and the defense chooses to tag or
force-out another base runner instead of
the batter , then it is considered as the
fielder’s choice.

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