1. On a fly ball hit to the outfield and two players think they can catch it, who should?

• If you are sure you can get it then call for the ball loudly;
• If both call for the ball, then the player who has the easiest chance should call off the other player, “I've got it, I've got it!!”, or “Mine, mine!!”; and
• If both players have an equal chance of catching it, normally the center fielder takes charge.

The worst thing you can do is not call for the ball while going after it. Usually one of two things happens, no one catches the ball because each thought the other player would get it, or they run into each other and drop the ball. Remember, when calling for the ball make sure you yell it out.

Also, do not just call for it one time, keep calling so the other players really know you have it. There will be times when the ball will be falling into an area where no one may be able to reach it, where perhaps three players are running for it at the same time. In that situation it is better for one player to call off the others, even if she might not catch it, because someone could get hurt in a collision.

2. What is an error?

An error occurs when a fielder does not catch a batted or thrown ball, which should have been caught with “normal” effort, and which if it had been caught, would have retired the batter or a runner. Another error occurs when a fielder, after fielding a ball cleanly, throws the ball to a base in an attempt at retiring a runner or the batter, but throws it in such a way that the person taking the throw cannot catch it. These are physical errors that are recorded in the game summary.

Another, kind of error, but which is not officially charged to the guilty party is a mental error. An example of this would be an outfielder who catches a fly ball, and thinking that there are three outs starts to jog off the field; however, her catch was only the second out, and in the meantime the runner on third, who was not going to tag up, now does so and scores. Although no error was officially charged to the outfielder, her mental error cost the team a run.

Another example would be an infielder who fields a ground ball and tags the bag to retire the runner - only there was no force play in effect and the runner slides into the base safely.

I call them Hard Errors and Errors.

3. What does the rule "Look Back" or "Hesitation" mean?

A. The runner is out if the pitcher looks at her

B. The runner is out if the pitcher has the ball in the circle and then looks at her.

C. The runner is out if the runner hesitates getting back to the base while the pitcher has the ball in the circle.

D. The runner gets in a rundown in the base-path.

ANSWER

4. The runner is not out in the "Look Back" or "Hesitation Rule if;

A. The pitcher does not have both feet inside the pitching circle.

B. The pitcher makes an attempt to throw her out

C. If it's a dead ball.

D. The pitcher leaves the pitching circle

E. All the above

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