BASIC RULES OF SOFTBALL
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Softball
is played by two teams of 9 players each who try to score more runs than their
opponent by rounding the bases and crossing home plate as many times as
possible. The batting team stays up to bat until the fielding team puts out 3
batters.
Fielding
players line up in the following positions:
- Pitcher -
on pitching rubber
- Catcher -
behind home plate
- 1st Baseman -
by 1st
- 2nd Baseman -
by 2nd
- 3rd Baseman -
by 3rd
- Shortstop -
between 2nd & 3rd
- Leftfielder -
outfield between 2nd & 3rd
- Centerfielder -
outfield behind 2nd
- Rightfielder - outfield between 1st & 2nd
A standard game lasts 7 innings. Each inning
is divided into a top and bottom half with each team having a turn at bat. The
visiting team bats the first half (or top) of each inning, and the home team
bats the second half (or bottom) of the inning. A half inning is completed when
the batting team gets 3 outs. If the score is tied at the end of 7 innings,
extra innings are played until there is a winner.
The
team that scores the most runs is the winner. A run is scored when a base
runner rounds all of the bases by stepping on each one in order from 1st, 2nd,
3rd, and crosses home plate.
If
the ball is hit over the outfield fence in fair territory, it is considered a
home run and the batter has a free trip all the way around the bases until she
crosses home plate.
Grand
slam - A home run that's hit with the
bases loaded (runners on every base.) All of the base runners round the bases
and go home for a total of 4 points.
A batter is out if:
- she hits the ball
and it's caught while it's in the air, which is known as a fly ball
A runner is
out if:
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