🧒Two teams play. Each team has nine players.

⚽The pitcher throws the ball.

⚽The batter tries to hit it with the bat.

🏠The ground has four corners.

🏠Home plate is one. Three bases are the rest.

🏠A run: go around the bases and get back home.

⚽A home run scores the batter and all runners.

⚽Three strikes make a strike-out.

⚽A caught ball is an out.

🧒Three outs end a turn. Nine innings make a game.

Words to know

• bat: hits the ball
• pitcher: the thrower
• batter: the hitter
• innings: parts of play