Baseball+Positions

= Player Positions = Home On the batting team there are no positions except that there is a hitter and base runners. The base runners are players who just hit and got to a base. The goal of these players is to reach home plate to gain a point. Usually teams created their batting list with their top batters being 4th on the list after 3 consistent hitters in order to attempt to potentially bring in up to 4 players to receive 4 points. Coaches are also positioned for the hitting team at first and third base to help the runners make decisions on what to do.

Positioning on the defending team is what makes this sport a fairly strategic sport. Players must cover all parts of the field in order to quickly return any hit balls. In the in-field which is where the bases are there consists of the majority of players. The pitcher is a key player which throws the ball down the ball line and attempt to strike the batter out. Behind the hitter is the back catcher which catches the balls that the pitcher throws and guards home plate if runners attempt to make to home. The back catcher must touch the runner while having posession of the ball in order to get the runner out. The back catcher also gives the pitcher signs as to suggest which pitch to use. On each base there is someone guarding and standing relatively close to their base but still being positioned in a strategical set-up and spread out to cover as much of the field as possible to recover the ball once it is hit. There is also a short stop which stands between second and third base to also cover the field and act as a back up if one of the players leaves their base. In the outfield there is a left, right and center fielder which each cover larger sections of the field and return ball to the infield.