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45 Cards in this Set
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The game of softball was invented by ______ _ _______, of _______, in ____
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George W. Hancock; Chicago; 1887
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He used a __" ball and it was played indoors
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16”
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Our present set of rules are formed by the Amateur Softball Association of America (A.S.A.), which was founded in ____.
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1933
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There are _ Positions.
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10
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There are _ Infield positions and _ outfield positions
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6; 10
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a pitch which is not within the strike zone of the batter
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Ball
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walk to first after four pitches are judged to be balls
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Base on ball
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the 4 stations on the ball field which runners on the offensive team musttouch in succession before scoring.
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Base
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a more or less imaginary space 6ft. wide in which a runner must stay while running the bases
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Baseline
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area in which the batter must stand when batting
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Batter’s Box
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order in which the players take their turn batting
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Batting Order
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the number of balls and strikes on a batter
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Count
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the ball is not in play until the pitcher has pitched the ball
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Dead ball
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the team positioned in the field
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Defensive Team
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a defensive play which results in 2 outs
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Double Play
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any legally batted ball which is touched or which stops in fair territory
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Fair Ball
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any ball batted high into the air
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Fly Ball
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any ball hit into the air and caught before it touches the ground
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Fly Out
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when the runner has to run on a ground ball because there are no open bases
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Force Out
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any ball settling outside the fair area, or touching in the fair area and then rolling out, without being touched by a fielder before going past 1st or 3rd
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Foul Ball
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the batter has 3 balls and 2 strikes
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Full Count
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the portion of a game in which the teams both are on defense and offense once
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Inning
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a low sharp fly ball hit into the playing field
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Line Drive
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the team at bat
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Offensive Team
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a pitched ball which is with in the strike zone of the batter, or when the batter swings at and misses the ball, or fouls off
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Strike
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the space over any part of home plate which is between the batter’s armpits and knees. The ball must also be thrown in an arc 612ft. high
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Strike Zone
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In a regulation softball game there are _ innings
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7
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There are _ outs for each team per inning
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3
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_______ or _______ bases is not allowed
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Bunting or stealing
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A run will not score if the third out is a ____ ___
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force out
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A base runner cannot score ahead of the base runner preceding her/him
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The pitcher must pitch the ball _________
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underhand
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The strike zone is between the batter’s _______ and _____ and over the plate.
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armpits and knees
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If the pitched ball does not cross the strike zone it is called a ____
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ball
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4 balls is a ____ (you get to go to 1 st base)
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walk
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3 strikes is an ___
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out
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A foul ball is considered a strike except on the _____ ______
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third strike
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A batter must be in the batter’s box when they hit the ball. If you step on the plate, you are ___
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out
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When a batter swings and totally misses the ball, it is called a ______
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strike
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A ball is foul if it is hit in the infield and is not touched until the ball is in ____ _________
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foul territory
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A ball is foul if it lands in the outfield in foul territory. It also counts as a strike
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A ball is fair if it hits _ or _ base.
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1st or 3rd
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A ball is fair if it lands in fair territory in the outfield the in _____ ____
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rolls foul
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A ball is fair if it is touched in ____ territory
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fair
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A fly ball in foul territory, that is caught, is an ___
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out
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