The playing field
In a baseball game, two teams of nine players each face. The game is played on a field, which corresponds approximately to a quarter circle and an edge length of about. 100 Meters has. Similar to the burning ball, the defending team is in the field and occupies the space. The attackers are outside the actual field and come successively to the beat.
The playing field is called Fair Territory. It is divided into the Infield, the bases surrounding and thus represents the inner region, and the Outfield, forming the rest of the playing area to a rear limit fence.
The playing field is completely fenced. The area between the fair territory and the lateral boundary fence is called Foul Territory. Balls, come into this area, Although can also be played, basically takes the baseball game but in fair territory instead.
The field positions
When the game starts, the first batsman goes (Batter) to the bat (Home Plate) and attempts, to hit a ball, to the opposing pitcher (Pitcher) throws on the Home Plate. The pitcher stands in the middle of the infield on a small hill (Pitcher’s Mound) and brings the ball by a direct throw (Pitch) to his catcher (Catcher), sitting behind home plate, in the game. The batter tries, beat that thrown ball into the playing area.
Balls and Strikes
The pitcher must be in his pitches to the so-called Strike Zone hold. This goes from the knee to the chest and the batter has the width of home plate. The referee (Umpire) behind the catcher judged the pitches by the exclamation "ball" for a bad and "Strike" for a good throw. Even if the batter swings at a ball past, he gets a Strike.
With four balls, the batter may advance without hitting on the first base. In three strikes he's out (out) and the next person's turn.
Hit and Run! The play of the offensive
The aim of the attacker is to, by good beats (Hits) to circumnavigate the three bases in the infield and crossing home plate a point (Run) achieve.
After a beat the batter becomes a runner (Runner) and attempts, Walk as many bases as possible. Depending on the quality of the hits he can one, Walk two or three bases, and there is certainly (safe). He even manages to run around all four bases at a time, this is called a Home Run.
Out! The play of the defensive
The aim of the defensive is, three attackers (out) to make, to themselves to gain the right impact and thus the possibility, To score points.
To this end, the defenders have four options:
- The Strike Out.
- Das Fly Out: Each batted ball, is captured directly from the air, is the batter immediately.
- The Tag Out: If a runner between two bases touched by a defender with the ball, is he from.
- The Force Out: If the ball is caught by a defender at the base, before the runner reaches this, He is also made.
Innings
Every team has three outs, and thus once beaten and stood in the field, called this game an inning section. A baseball game is usually at least 7 or 9 Innings.
Softball! Differences and similarities between baseball and softball
Both games have their origins in a mixture of the English cricket and the old Germanic Rounders. Baseball entstand um 1830 in the United States and was 40 Years later a professional sport. Softball was first order as an indoor version of baseball in Chicago 1887 fictional. An official set of rules was created two years later.
Both sports are played all over the world. The better-known baseball reached its highest level of play in Major League Baseball in the United States, are softball, Frauenvariante die des Baseball, reached a very high level of competition at the Olympics. Overall, softball is the bigger sport, since it is run by much more active as a recreational sport. The Spielidee, the technical and tactical demands as well as the majority of the gaming device, such as gloves, Bat, etc.. are identical.
The most striking differences are:
- In baseball, the ball is fired up by the bowler from above the batsman, the softball this is done by throwing a forearm.
- A baseball is about the size of a tennis ball, while a soft ball slightly smaller than a handball.
- The softball field is about 20 to 30% smaller than a baseball field.
