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The secret to getting on base is to hit the ball where no fielder can easily get to it. How hard you hit the ball is no guarantee of a base hit. Think about the Bunt, or the 'Blooper' hit just over the head of the 2nd baseman.
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What can you use a baseball bat for?
You use a base ball bat for hitting
Is hitting a baseball the hardest sport?
no it isn't kicking a soccer ball is. it is a baseball because you have to trow a ball hit run to a base and slid
Did ball players ever run toward third base instead of first base when baseball first began?
When Alexander Cartwright devised the rules of the game that were eventually accepted, the batter always ran to first base after hitting the ball.
How do you score without hitting the ball in baseball?
Getting walked would be one way. 4 bad pitched balls, take your base.
What is a unassisted ground out in baseball?
In baseball, a ground out is an out in which a batter hits a ball on the ground and one of the Infielders catches it before it hits the ground and a ground out can also be an instance of a batter hitting a ball in which an Infielder fields a baseball and then throws to another Infielder in order to record an out as long as the batted baseball was hit on the ground.
How can a player get to 1st base without hitting a ball?
Most if not all players have gotten to first base without hitting the ball. Most if not all receive a 'walk' (pitcher throws four pitches that are called balls by the umpire) and some have been hit by the ball thrown by the pitcher. In either case, the batter gets to take first base without ever hitting the ball.
What is the advantage of hitting a ground ball instead of a fly ball?
A fly ball that is caught is an out. For a ground ball, the fielder must field the ball and then make a throw to a base or tag a runner who is off his base to try and get the out.
What is a force out in baseball?
An out can be a result of a strikeout, a batter hitting the ball and it is caught, or if they are thrown out at first base.
What does sliding do?
Sliding helps you get to a base when the ball is being thrown to the person covering that certain base. You slide to get under the ball so they have a harder time tagging you.
Is the batter out if he touches someone before he reaches first base after hitting the ball or being forced to first on a walk?
After a walk, no. After hitting the ball, no, unless when he "touches" someone he is interfering with a play on a batted ball, in which case he could be called out for interference.
When did base ball start?
1921 when i man started hitting a rock with a hard stick
After hitting the Ball is the runner out if he stops to avoid the tag by the first baseman before he gets to first base?
he is not out as long as he stays in the base line
