1. Have you ever played baseball?! 1ST, By Miss Chatter, June 2010
2. To Begin, you’ll need: Two Teams of Nine A Bat, Baseball, Baseball Mitts, and Four Bases. Red Bat, June 3, 2007, Melvin Schlubman Mitt on Dugout Steps, By Alan Turkus April18,2009
3. Field Lay out First Base Second Base Home Plate Third Base RFK, By Daniel Lobo, June 30, 2005
4. Infielders will put themselves in these positions: RFK, By Daniel Lobo, June 30, 2005
5. Outfielders will place themselves in Right, Center, and Left Field behind the Infielders. RIGHT CENTER LEFT RFK, By Daniel Lobo, June 30, 2005
7. One Team will play Defense The other will play Offense and Bat First Once the Defensive Team gets 3 outs They get to Bat ( Offense )
8. To Score a Run: A player must run around all 3 bases and touch them all before touching Home Plate Don’t get miss them or the run will not count!
9. To get on base: A batter must hit the ball in the field Then run to 1st The batter can either run through 1st or advance to the next base Jason Botts records the putout, by Brent Moore, April 17,2006
10. If the Batter hits the ball... In the air and a defender catches it before it hits the ground YOU’RE OUT! On the ground you must beat the throw to first or YOU’RE OUT!
11. Strike out! Another was to get out 3 Swings that miss. 3 balls pitched in the Strike Zone. Hanlet Ramirez, By SD Dirk, July 21,2009
12. However… 4 balls out of the strike zone result in a WALK! A WALK is a free walk to first
13. Advancing: If the ball is hit on the ground the runner can advance If the ball is hit in the air, you can only advance when the ball is caught by a defender.
14. If a defender tags you before you reach a base… YOU’RE OUT
15. Tagging UP: You are on 3rd Ball is hit in the AIR! Put one foot on the bag Wait until the ball is caught then advance to try and SCORE!
16. LEAVE BEFORE THE BALL IS CAUGHT… YOU’RE OUT! Strikeout!, Lansing @ West Michigan, By Joel Dinda, April 27,2010
17. Now that you know the Basics and Rules of Baseball LET’S PLAY BALL!!!
