Baseball and Softball Word Search
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. BALL
A. Round object used in games
2. ERROR
B. Bottom part something stands on; a safe spot in baseball
3. PITCHER
C. A club used for hitting a ball in various games
4. BASE
D. A steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
5. PLAY
E. A failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball
6. BAT
F. Either of two low shelters on either side of a baseball diamond where the players and coaches sit
7. GROUNDER
G. The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases
8. BATTER
H. A successful stroke in an athletic contest
9. HIT
I. An official at a baseball game
10. RUNNER
J. A ballplayer who is batting
11. CATCHER
K. The position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
12. INFIELD
L. A small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
13. STEAL
M. A hit that travels along the ___
14. SLIDE
N. A baseball player on the team at bat who is on base
15. DUGOUT
O. The position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who ___
16. OUT
P. A failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
17. SWING
Q. A state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
18. DIVE
R. An advantageous purchase
19. OUTFIELD
S. To have fun with games or toys
20. UMPIRE
T. The area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate