Baseball Vocabulary Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper. It tests vocabulary on the Baseball page. 1. A pitch must be thrown from the pitcher's line base mound a) line b) base c) mound 2. The player crouching behind home plate when a pitch is thrown is the catcher shortstop umpire a) catcher b) shortstop c) umpire 3. A gentle shot played without swinging the bat is called a fly ball drop ball bunt a) fly ball b) drop ball c) bunt 4. A hit that goes high into the air is a high ball foul ball fly ball a) high ball b) foul ball c) fly ball 5. The area between the foul lines is called fair territory foul territory free zone a) fair territory b) foul territory c) free zone 6. A ball hit outside the foul lines is a foul ball fair ball line ball a) foul ball b) fair ball c) line ball 7. Before a grand slam can be played, the bases must be full loaded empty a) full b) loaded c) empty 8. The fielder between second and third base is called the slider backstop shortstop a) slider b) backstop c) shortstop 9. A base runner who runs to the next base while a pitcher is pitching has stolen a base taken a base robbed a base a) stolen a base b) taken a base c) robbed a base 10. A pitch that is outside the strike zone is called a foul strike ball a) foul b) strike c) ball Your score is: Correct answers: