Flash Cards - Balls and Strikes
Where is the strike zone?
The top is the mid point between the shoulders and the belt and the bottom is the hollow beneath the kneecap
If the ball hits the ground and then hits the batter is it still a hit by pitch?
Yes
If a ball bounces and then passes through the strike zone it is a (strike/ball)?
It is a ball
If a ball bounces and then passes through the strike zone can it be caught to make a third strike?
No
When a ball nicks the bat, goes directly into the catcher’s hand or glove and is legally caught by the catcher it is ______? (PRO RULES)
Strike
When a ball nicks the bat, goes directly into the catcher’s hand or glove and is legally caught by the catcher or any player it is ______? (FED RULES)
Strike
A bounched ball (can/can’t) be foul tipped
Can
On a foul tip the ball is (dead/live)?
Live
Can you call a strike when the batter refuses to enter the box when ordered?
Yes
Can you call a third strike when the batter refuses to enter the box when ordered? If its not caught?
Yes and Yes
A pitch is a ball if it is not a ______ and if it is not _______
Strike, batted
On an uncaught third strike with no runner on first base or with two outs, the batter
immediately becomes a runner
If at the time of the strike three pitch, first base is occupied with fewer than two outs, the batter is _____ ________and cannot become a runner. This is to prevent the defense from deliberately dropping a third strike pitch and getting a double or triple play as a result.
automatically out
