Baseball Vocabulary

A left-handed pitcher

A left-handed batter who hits balls to the right side of the field, or a right-handed batter who hits balls to the left side of the field, is a _____ hitter

A curveball that spins but doesn't curve is a _______ curveball

Another term for the above (hint - named after a piece of construction equipment)

A fly ball that is easily caught is a can of...

When all nine hitters come to bat in an inning

Another name for third base is the _____ corner

Nickname for Wrigley Field: the ________ confines

A player who strikes out four times in a game is said to earn this piece of headwear

Nickname for the right-field foul pole at Fenway Park: the ______ Pole

Inning in which a pitcher strikes out all three batters on three pitches each

Ground ball that bounces high in the air, allowing the batter to reach first base (hint - named after a city)

A pitch that starts off the plate outside but ends up a strike is a _____ ______ breaking ball

An out that advances a runner is a ________ out

Ritual after a strikeout in which the catcher throws the ball to the infielders before it goes back to the pitcher

A batter whose average is below .200 is said to be hitting below this

When the fielding team has a large lead and doesn't bother to try to throw out a runner attempting to steal: defensive _________

"Funny" term for a game where one team is ahead by a lot

A soft line drive that falls into the shallow outfield is a _______ Leaguer (hint - named after a state)

A bunt that attempts to score a runner from third base