Baseball Questions
1. True or False
Each team is given four outs for each inning.
2. True or False
10 runs is the limit to the number of runs that a team can score in an inning or game.
3. True or False
The strike zone is an area over home plate that ranges approximately from the batter’s armpits to the knees.
4. True or False
When a batter is at bat, she will have a pitching count called by the catcher. This count is called after each pitch.
5. True or False
Tagging means that after the ball is caught, the runner must return to the base they were on, touch it, and then make the decision to stay put or run for the next base.
6. True or False
A homerun is when the batter hits the ball and gets to third base.
7. True or False
On defense, teams have the seven players spread throughout the baseball field, all with specific responsibilities and locations to cover on the field.
8. True or False
The center fielder is responsible for conveying signals, in the form of hand gestures, to the pitcher to tell him what type of pitch to throw.
9. True or False
The third baseman is positioned just to the right of the third base bag. This baseman must defend the area from the third-base line to about the halfway mark to second base.