BASEBALL OUTLINE
GROUP 3
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BASEBALL OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVE
HISTORY OF THE BASEBALL
 Who invented modern baseball?
 History of the Houston Baseball
 Baseball in Ancient Egypt
BASEBALL THE PLAYING FIELDS
BASEBALL HOW TO PLAY?
THE RULES OF THE GAME
PLAYERS/TEAM MEMBERS
GAME PRELIMINARIES
 Umpire Duties
 Field Manager
 Exchange of Line-up Card
 Weather and Field Conditions
 Special Ground Rules
 No Fraternization
 Security
 Double Headers
IMPROPER, ILLEGAL ACTION, AND MISCONDUCT
 Batter or Runner Interference
 Interference Penalty
SKILLS
 Throwing
 Pitching
 Hitting/Batting
 Running/ Base-Running
 Offensive Skills
 Weight Shift
 Stride
 Swing
 Follow Through
UMPIRE FIELDS MECHANICS (SIGNALLING)
 During play and result
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BASEBALL PLAYING ENVRONMENT
 Infield
 Pitchers’ Mound
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 Outfield
BASEBALL EUIPMENT
BASEBALL TERMS
 Strike
 Strike Zone
 The Count
 Raise Hit
 Breaking Ball
 Single/Double /Triple
 Hitting for the cycle
 Base on the balls
 At-bat
 RBI
 Walk off Hit
 Plate Appearance
 Foul Ball
 Bullpen
 Force Out
 Tag out
BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS
 Single Elimination
 Double Elimination
 Multi Level
 Straight Round Robin
 Round Robin Double Split
 Round Robin Triple Split
 Round Robin Quadruple Split
 Semi-round Robins
 Extended
BASEBALL VARIANTS
 Softball
 Baseball 5
 Stick Ball
 T Ball
 Wiffle Ball
 Rounders
THE OFFICIAL SCORER
ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE