introduction to baseball
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Introduction to Baseball. Mike Herrmann Audience: 6 th Grade Students. History. Major league baseball is composed of two leagues National League - 1876 - present American League – 1901 – present Commonly known as “America’s Pastime ”. Rules/Background. Each game is between 2 teams - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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INTRODUCTION TO BASEBALL
Mike HerrmannAudience: 6th Grade Students
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History Major league baseball is composed of two
leagues National League - 1876 - present American League – 1901 – present Commonly known as “America’s Pastime”
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Rules/Background Each game is between 2 teams Each game is has 9 innings There are 3 outs per inning There are 9 players on the field at a time The pitcher tries to strike out the batter The batter tries to hit the ball and score
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Rules/Background There are 4 bases Players much touch all bases to score All bases are 90 feet apart The pitchers mound is 60 feet from home
plate Bases are called First-Second-Third-Home Touching home plate scores a run
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Bases
First, Second and Third Base are square Home plate is a pentagon shape They form together in a diamond shape These bases shape the infield
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Batting/Offense Each batter gets 3 strikes or 4 balls 3 strikes is an out for the batter 4 balls is a walk-batter goes to first base A ball out side of home plate is a ball A ball over the plate is a strike A swing and miss is a strike There are 9 players in a lineup
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Hits Types of hits Single-Player reaches to first base Double-Player reaches to second base Triple-Player reaches to third base Home Run-Player hits ball over fence
Player can jog around basesAny other players on base also score
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Bunting Bunt:
Used to move another runner to the next base
Player puts bat out in front of the plateTries to hit the ball so it rolls down
a baseline
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Stealing An effective but risky strategy Used to move the runner to the next base The base runner starts with taking a lead
How many steps off the base the runner is before the pitch is thrown
Runner starts running when pitcher first moves
Catcher attempts to throw out runner
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Fielding/Defense There are 9 positions of the field There is an infield and outfield Infield Positions:
1st base, 2nd base, short stop, third basePitcher and catcher
Outfield positions:Right field, Left field, Center Field
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Fielding/Defence Objective of defense is to get 3 outs Players must get ball to first basemen
This must happen before the runner gets there
Force out:When infielder simply steps on base with
the ball Tag Out:
When player must tag runner with the ball
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Tag Out vs Force Out
Tag Out
Force Out
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Pitcher Roles Pitcher Goals
Strike out batterGet batter to ground outGet batter to fly out
Types of PitchersStarter - starts the gameReliever - comes in if pitcher needs to come
outCloser – Finishes the game for their team
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Basic Pitches Fastball
The fastest pitch, but only goes straight Curveball
Ball drops down an away Drops to the left for right hander's Drops to the right for left hander's
Change upA slower pitch that may confuse batter
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Catcher Roles The catcher controls what happens in the
field He gives signs to the pitcher
He determines what the pitcher throws Also gives signs to the infield Calls bunt defense Calls first and third situation plays
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Catcher Roles Catcher must throw out stealers Must stop a bad pitch from getting away
If ball gets away, the runner will steal Catcher can also call a time out
Catcher can go visit the pitcher on the mound
This is used to calm the pitcher down
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Umpires Umpires enforce the rules of the game Home plate umpire
Calls balls, strikes, and plays at home plate
Field UmpiresCall foul or fair ballsCall out or safe plays in the field
SAFE
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Coaches Coaches make almost all decisions Makes the lineup and positioning Gives signs throughout the game
Signs are given to batters and base runners
STEAL!
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COACHES Coaches develop players by teaching them They run practices to prepare players Their decisions can decide a games fat There is always two coaches on the field
First and Third base coaches for batting team
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Terms to Know Double Play
When two outs are made on one play Triple Play
When 3 outs are made on one play (very rare)
RBIRuns batted in (stat for hitters)
HRHome Run
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Additional Information For additional information, visit the baseball link
on the front page of my website http://users.rowan.edu/~herrma72