Baseball Diagram – Defence Positions

"A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The term is also used as a metonym for baseball park. ...
The starting point for much of the action on the field is home plate, which is a five-sided slab of whitened rubber, 17-inches square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two adjacent sides are 8½ inches and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to make a point. Adjacent to each of the two parallel 8½-inch sides is a batter's box. The point of home plate where the two 12-inch sides meet at right angles, is at one corner of a ninety-foot square. The other three corners of the square, in counterclockwise order from home plate, are called first base, second base, and third base. Three canvas bags fifteen inches (38 cm) square mark the three bases. These three bags along with home plate form the four bases at the corners of the infield." [Baseball field. Wikipedia]
The diagram example "Simple baseball field" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Baseball solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

The vector stencils library "Baseball positions" contains 13 symbols: pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, left fielder, center fielder, right fielder, baseball position, pointing arrows.
Use it for drawing baseball positions diagrams in the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Baseball solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

"There are 9 fielding positions in baseball. Each position conventionally has an associated number, which is used to score putouts: 1 (pitcher), 2 (catcher), 3 (first baseman), 4 (second baseman), 5 (third baseman), 6 (shortstop), 7 (left fielder), 8 (center fielder), and 9 (right fielder)." [Baseball positions. Wikipedia]
The baseball positions diagram example "Baseball - Defensive fly ball" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Baseball solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

The vector stencils library "Baseball positions" contains 13 symbols: pitcher, catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, left fielder, center fielder, right fielder, baseball position, pointing arrows.
"Baseball is unlike most other competitive sports in that the defense is given control of the ball. Additionally, the number of players on the field at any given time is lopsided in favor of the defense which always has nine players on the field; the offense has between one and four. ...
Each play starts with the ball in the hands of the pitcher, whose job as a member of the defense is to use his skills to somehow prevent the batter from reaching base. The pitcher throws the ball toward the catcher, whose must catch the pitched ball if it is not hit by the batter. In each half-inning, the defense attempts to force three outs.
There are three basic ways in which an out can occur: 1.) If three strikes are recorded against the batter, 2.) if a ball hit by a batter is caught by a defensive player before it hits the ground, or 3.) if a runner who is between bases or has not reached a base to which he is forced is put out by a defensive player in possession of the ball.
If the batter manages to hit the ball, all nine defensive players become active and use the ball in attempting to prevent the batter from reaching base and runners already on base from advancing or scoring. while the offense is busy attempting to move runners around the baseball diamond toward home plate, the defense uses the ball in various ways to achieve outs.
If the defense forces three outs, their team is moved into the offensive role. The exception is if it is the ninth or an extra inning and they are ahead, in which case, the game ends and the defensive team wins." [Defense (sports). Wikipedia]
The symbols example "Design elements - Baseball positions" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Baseball solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

"Basic Bunt Coverage ...
The next few posts will be related to bunt coverages. I will include a diagram, a description of the situation, and a position by position description of field responsibilities. Some of these coverages will be very standard." [coach5150.wordpress.com/ 2009/ 12/ 28/ basic-bunt-coverage-1/ ]
"Basic Bunt Coverage #2: Runner at 2nd.
Situation: Runner at 2nd base or runners at both 1st and 2nd. Less than 2 outs." [coach5150.wordpress.com/ 2010/ 01/ 01/ basic-bunt-coverage-2-runner-at-2nd/ ]
The baseball positions diagram example "Basic bunt coverage - Runner at 2nd" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Baseball solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.

"Basic Bunt Coverage ...
The next few posts will be related to bunt coverages. I will include a diagram, a description of the situation, and a position by position description of field responsibilities. Some of these coverages will be very standard." [coach5150.wordpress.com/ 2009/ 12/ 28/ basic-bunt-coverage-1/ ]
"Basic Bunt Coverage #2: Runner at 2nd.
Situation: Runner at 2nd base or runners at both 1st and 2nd. Less than 2 outs." [coach5150.wordpress.com/ 2010/ 01/ 01/ basic-bunt-coverage-2-runner-at-2nd/ ]
The baseball positions diagram example "Basic bunt coverage - Runner at 2nd" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Baseball solution from the Sport area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.