SOFTBALL

The rules of softball.

• No leading off before the pitch is pitched
• If your foot is out of the batters box your out.
• If you bunt when you have 2 strikes and it goes foul your out
• If the runner runs into the player the batter is out.
• If the player runs into you then you get to advance a base.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE FIELD AT ONCE:9
SHORT STOP THIRD BASE SECOND BASE PITCHER CATCHER THE THREE OUT FIELDERS AND FIRST BASE

THE RULES OF PITCHING

• You must start with both feet on the mound
• One foot always has to on the ground in your wind-up
• You cant purposely hit someone.
• You have to stay in the circle

bALLS AND STRICKS

• If the pitch is called a ball that means it was not in the strike zone
• If it was call a strike then it was close to the plate.
• If the ball is high to low or outside or inside it will be called a ball.
• If the ball is near the plat it will be called a strike.

How to catch

• A catcher is a very important player.
• the catcher has to catch all the pitchers pitches
• If your playing 12u then the runners can steel home
• You have to block the balls so it doesnt get by so they cant come home.

THE RULES OR HITTING

• If you are left then you stand on the left side and you hit from there.
• If you are righty then you stand on the right side and swing from there.
• If you're a switch hitter then you can be righty or lefty.
• If you hit from outside the batter's box you're out.
• If the ball hits you and you are out of the batters box your out.

foul balls

• If the ball goes outside the white line its foul and they catch it your out
• If the ball goes straight back then its fould.
• If the ball pops up and it goes higher than your 
• head and the catcher catches it you out.
• If goes out of the field its a fould ball.