SOFTBALL STUDY GUIDE PITCH- underarm motion using the opposite foot and opposite arm STRIKE ZONE- the ball must be between the arm pits and the knees, anywhere over the plate. FOUL- a hit that goes out of bounds, a fou! tip on the third strike does not count. *A foul ball with 2 strikes does not mean batter strikes out. Strikes remain at 2. FORCE: the runner must run! The fielder (base person) only has to tag the base. NOT A FORCE- the runner does not have to run. They must be tagged out. TAGGED OUT- you can tag a runner out any time when they are running from base to base or if they over run 2™ or 3%, FULL COUNT- when the batter has 2 strikes and 3 balls. *Umpires always say the “balls” first and then “strikes”, Thus, “2 and 1” means 2 balls/1 strike *The batter does NOT take first base for being ‘hit by pitch.” BATTER IS OUT IF. A fly ball is caught ‘They have 3 strikes. A foul fly ball is caught. The ball beats the runner to the base in a force or at 1“. ‘The batter is tagged out. waeNe BATTING ORDER- is always the same. It does not matter if you have a hit or a strike out. FLY OUT If the ball is caught, all runners must tag up before they run to the next base. BASE PERSON- does not stand on the base during batting. They move to the base for the play. TEAMS. sofiball has 10 players on the field, it includes a short center. Baseball has 9 fielders. OVER THROWS. if the over throw is out of bounds you can take 1 extra base. If the over throw stays in bounds, you can take as many bases as you want, You can be tagged out. PLAYER POSITIONS (10 positions in softball / only 9 in baseball) C catcher P pitcher 1" base person 2™ base person 3" base person CF SS shortstop SC short center LF RF LF lefi field CF center field RF right field