Common Baseball Words, Slang & Jargon Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• double : when a batter hits the ball safely in fair play and gets to second base.
• base hit : a ball hit such that the batter can advance safely to a base without the aid of an error committed by the team in the field.
• find a hole : to get a base hit by hitting the ball between infielders.
• ahead in the count : a term that signifies whether the batter or pitcher possesses the advantage in an at-bat.
• bomb : another word for a home run.
• checked swing : a batter stops the bat before it crosses the front of home plate.
• big fly : another name for a home run.
• choke up : a batter “chokes up” by sliding his hands up from the knob end of the bat to give him more control over his bat. typically done when the batter has two strikes against them.
• behind in the count : when the count contains more strikes than balls for a batter
• cleanup batter : the fourth batter in the batting order. usually a power hitter.
• dont rub it : when a batter is hit by a pitch, a common phrase to yell at them is “don’t rub it!” referring to the place on their body where they were hit with the ball.
• blistered : a ball that is hit extremely hard.
• gap shot : to get a base hit by hitting the ball in between outfielders.
• blooper : a weakly hit fly ball that drops in for a hit.
• dead red : when a batter is waiting on or expecting a fastball to be thrown. “the batter is sitting dead-red here.”
• dinger : another name for a home run.
• barrel it up : the action of hitting a pitch hard with the sweet spot of the baseball bat.
• caught looking : a term used when the third strike is called on a batter without the batter trying to swing at the ball.
• bunt : when a batter holds the baseball bat out and tries to lightly tap the ball instead of taking a full swing at the ball.
• bat around : when each of the nine players in the lineup makes a plate appearance during a single inning.
• base knock : another term for hitting a single.
• clear the bases : when a batter drives home/scores all runners on base.
• corked bat : a bat in which cork (or possibly rubber or some other elastic material) has been inserted into the core of the wooden barrel. this is illegal to use in a baseball game.
• bleeder : a weakly hit ground ball that goes for a base hit.