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rundown


a base runner who finds themself in the basepath between the base they were on and the subsequent base that they’re trying to advance to or retreat back from in an effort to not tagged out
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appeal play


 a live or dead ball appeal play is a play about which an umpire cannot make a decision until requested by a member of the non-offending team. The appeal must be made before the next pitch, legal or i [..]
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assist


a defensive statistic credited to each fielder who throws or deflects a batted or thrown ball to another fielder that results in an out
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backnet


the fence behind the batter’s box (the umpire stands behind the catcher with his/her back to the backstop)
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ball


as called by the umpire, a pitch that does not enter the strike zone in flight and is not struck at by the batter
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base


one of 4 points on the infield that must be touched by a runner in order to score a run. Also applies to the rubber or canvas bags comprising 1st
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basepath


the area between each base along which the base runner must generally run
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base on balls


also called a “walk”; the award of 1st
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base runner


a player from the offensive team on a base or running between bases
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bases loaded


referring to the offensive team when there are runners on 1st
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