Baseball Glossary A to C - D to I - L to W
Defense:
The Team who is on the field fielding.
Diamond:
The playing area.
Dinger:
A Home Run.
Double:
A hit of the ball allowing the batter to run to second base.
Double Header:
Two games played consecutively by the same teams.
Double Play:
A defensive play which causes two base runners to be put out of the game.
Dugout:
Where players sit when they are not on the playing field.
Fast Ball:
A straight pitch thrown extremely hard by the Pitcher.
Fielder:
The fielder is one of the 9 players on the field. There are generally 3 Fielders – the Left Fielder, Right Fielder, and Centre Fielder.
First Baseman:
The defensive player who fields around the area of first base and is responsible for plays around that area.
Fly Ball:
When a batted ball goes high in the air.
Force Play:
This is a play which causes a runner on base to be called out of the game. The runner is forced to advance to the next base because another runner behind him is also advancing.
Foul Ball:
A batted ball that lands outside the 1st or 3rd base foul territories.
Foul Territory:
Part of the playing field outside the 1st and 3rd base lines going out towards the outfield fence and perpendicularly upwards.
Green Light:
The Coach normally gives the Green Light to either a Batter to hit a good Pitch or to a runner to consider stealing a base.
Ground Ball:
A ball which is hit by the batter in the infield and rolls along the ground.
Hit:
A play that enables a batter to hit the ball and run or walk safely to a base.
Home Plate:
The base where the batter bats. It is the last base that a batter must reach to score a run.
Home Run:
A play which enables the batter and any runners on base to make it safely back to the Home Plate.
Home Team:
The team on whose field the game is played.
Infield:
A 90 ft. square outlined in the shape of a diamond and bordered by 4 bases (first base, second base, third base, and Home Plate).
Infielder:
A player (usually the first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, or shortstop) who occupies a position in the infield.
Inning:
A period of play during a game. There are 9 innings in a game. Each team's time at bat is a half-inning.
