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A defensive player may be called for ___ if she hinders a batter from hitting the ball or impedes a base runner while the fielder doesn't have the ball and isn't about to receive the ball.
An ___ is charged to a fielder who misplays a ball (e.g., dropping a fly ball or throw, or fumbling a ground ball), thus prolonging an at-bat for the batter or the life of a base runner, or permitting a runner to advance one or more bases.
A pitched ball is in a batter's ___ when it is over any part of home plate between her armpits and the top of her knees in fast-pitch play, or between her back shoulder and front knee in slow-pitch play.
A batter is credited with the appropriate number of ___ when his hit is responsible for one ore more runners' scoring.
The ___ is that portion of fair territory between the infield and the fence. In terms of players, the outfield consists of the left fielder, the center fielder, the right fielder, and, in slow-pitch, an extra fielder.
The ___ stands behind the catcher. She controls the game and calls balls and strikes. She also calls plays involving the batter, fair, and foul balls, and plays at the plate.
___ occurs when an offensive player impedes or confuses a defensive player as she is trying to make a play. This can be physical or verbal.
The ___ extends 3 feet on either side of a direct line between bases.
The ___ refers to that portion of the field containing the 4 bases. The infield is made up of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd basemen and the shortstop, the pitcher and catcher ("battery") are positioned in the infield.
Where and when was softball first played outdoors?
A batter receives a ___ when the umpire calls 4 pitches "balls" (outside the strike zone and not swung at by the batter).
A ___ is any ball hit into foul territory.
A ___ occurs in slow-pitch when the batter strikes the ball downward to bounce the ball high in the air intentionally. This is illegal and the batter is ruled out.
A ___ is recorded when a batter hits a fair ball over the fence or circles the bases on an inside-the-park hit without being thrown out.
Food chains are drawn with arrow to show the transfer of energy between the tropic levels. The food chain starts with producers followed by the consumers (primary and secondary)
Contain carbon in organic molecules from dead organisms which have not been decomposed
If there is a significant difference between the observed data the null hypothesis
Structures used to recreate variables from the natural environment within controlled, observable conditions
Herbivores absorbs energy from plants, carnivores absorbs energy from animals and decomposers absorbs energy from detritus
CO2 dissolves in oceans -- carbonic acid -- makes pH more acidic