Baseball Word Search Printable

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InfieldINFIELD
OutfieldOUTFIELD
MoundMOUND
BullpenBULLPEN
ShortstopSHORTSTOP
BatterBATTER
GloveGLOVE
HelmetHELMET
FastballFASTBALL
CurveballCURVEBALL
BuntBUNT
TripleTRIPLE
HomerHOMER
GrounderGROUNDER
StealSTEAL
SlideSLIDE

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Answer key: Baseball Word Search

GTNRTSBATTERDON

RSHORTSTOPTYYNR

OGSUIDWMUJSRHAM

ULLYPPTOTZANEMB

NOIGLFEUFIVRLNJ

DVDCENUNINRFMIU

EEEULVSDEFFNEDI

RBBRBUNTLIAUTIS

UWUVLZRBDESNMNM

ENLELTIDHLTVONT

RRLBOWYAODBHWPI

DSPAFDOYMIAWJHE

RDELEISTEALOBHF

YTNLAWNVROLHACF

STAETPWDRNIMKNZ

INFIELD, OUTFIELD, MOUND, BULLPEN, SHORTSTOP, BATTER, GLOVE, HELMET, FASTBALL, CURVEBALL, BUNT, TRIPLE, HOMER, GROUNDER, STEAL, SLIDE

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The Ballpark 21

Backstop The tall screen behind the plate that keeps missed pitches out of the crowd.
Ballpark The whole place: grass, dirt, seats and scoreboard.
Baseline The straight path a runner follows from one base to the next.
Bleachers Open-air tiers of benches for the crowd, often out past the far wall.
Bullpen The spot where relief pitchers loosen their arms before they enter a game.
Chalk The white powder used to draw the lines of the playing area.
Clubhouse The locker room where a team dresses before the game.
Diamond The square made by the four bases, named for how it looks from behind the plate.
Dugout The team's shelter beside the field, often sunk below ground level, with the bench inside.
Fence The barrier at the edge of the grass; a ball hit over it on the fly is a home run.
First base The bag a hitter sprints toward right after putting the ball in play.
Foul pole A tall post at the far wall; a batted ball that strikes it is fair, and a home run.
Grandstand The main bank of seats, usually roofed, wrapped behind the plate.

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The Ballpark, continued

Home plate A white rubber slab with five sides: a batter stands beside it and a run is scored on it.
Hot corner A nickname for third base, where hard-hit balls arrive in a hurry.
Infield The part of the playing area inside and just around the four bases.
Mound The low dirt hill at the heart of the diamond, with the pitcher's slab on top.
On-deck circle The marked spot where the next hitter waits and takes practice cuts.
Outfield Everything past the dirt, out to the far wall, patrolled by three fielders.
Tarp A huge waterproof sheet the grounds crew rolls over the dirt when it rains.
Warning track A band of bare dirt before the far wall; a fielder feels the change underfoot.

Positions and People 22

Announcer The voice on the loudspeaker that names each hitter as they come up.
Baseman A fielder named for the bag they guard: first, second or third.
Baserunner A player on offense who is standing on, or moving between, the bags.
Batter Whoever is up, bat in hand, facing the next delivery.
Benchwarmer A nickname for a substitute who seldom gets into the game.
Catcher The fielder in the mask and pads who squats to receive every delivery.
Center field The middle spot on the far grass, home of the player who covers the most ground.
Cleanup The fourth spot in the batting order, often given to the strongest hitter.
Closer The relief specialist trusted to get the final outs of a close win.
Fireballer A nickname for a thrower whose best pitch is pure speed.
Leadoff The first spot in the batting order.
Manager The person in charge on the bench, who sets the batting order and swaps players.
Pinch hitter A substitute who takes a teammate's turn at the plate.
Pinch runner A substitute sent to a base in place of a slower teammate.
Pitcher The one on the hill in the middle of the diamond who begins every play.
Reliever A thrower who takes over on the mound partway through a game.
Scorekeeper The person who writes down every play of the game in a book.
Shortstop The fielder with no base to guard, roaming the left side of the infield.
Slugger A hitter known for power and long drives.
Southpaw A nickname for a left-hander on the mound.
Starter The player who throws a team's first pitch of the game.
Umpire The official who rules on balls, strikes, safe and out.

Baseball Gear 20

Barrel The fat hitting end of a bat, opposite the handle.
Batting tee A stand that holds the ball still at waist height for a beginner to hit.
Cap A soft hat with a stiff bill that shades the eyes.
Chest protector Padding strapped over the upper body by the player behind the plate.
Cleats Spiked footwear that bites into turf and dirt.
Eye black Dark grease smeared on the cheekbones to cut the sun's glare.
Fungo A fly hit high for fielders to practice on, or the long, light bat used to do it.
Glove Leather handwear with a laced web between thumb and finger, for stopping the ball.
Helmet Hard headgear a hitter wears in case a pitch comes in too close.
Mask The barred face guard worn by the player and the official behind the plate.
Mitt Padded handwear shaped like a mitten, worn behind the plate and at first.
Pine tar A sticky brown goo rubbed on a bat handle for a firmer hold.
Pocket The hollow in the palm of a glove where a caught ball settles.
Radar gun A handheld device that reads how fast a pitch is traveling.
Rosin A powder made from pine resin, kept in a little sack on the hill for a surer hold on the ball.
Scorecard A printed grid that a fan fills in by hand, play by play.
Seams The raised rows of stitches that fingers press on to make a throw curve.
Stirrups Old-style socks that teams wear with throwback uniforms to copy an earlier look.
Sweet spot The place on the thick end of a bat where a hit feels solid and carries best.
Webbing The laced leather between the thumb and first finger of a glove.

Pitching Words 20

Balk An illegal move on the mound; every runner is waved ahead one base.
Changeup A slow pitch thrown with the same arm motion as a quick one, to fool the hitter.
Curveball A pitch that bends away from a straight path on its way to the plate.
Cutter A quick pitch that slides a little sideways at the end.
Fastball The basic pitch: hard, quick and close to straight.
Full count Three balls, two strikes: one more of either ends the turn, unless it is fouled off.
Knuckleball A pitch with almost no spin, which makes it flutter on its way in.
No-hitter A whole game pitched without giving up one base hit.
Pickoff A sudden throw to a base to trap a runner who has strayed too far from it.
Save Credit given to the last reliever in a win for protecting a narrow lead.
Screwball A pitch that bends the opposite way from a curve.
Sinker A quick pitch that drops late, so hitters tend to beat it into the dirt.
Splitter A pitch held between two spread fingers that tumbles downward late.
Stretch The shorter stance used on the mound when a runner might try to advance.
Strike zone The space above the plate, about knee to chest high, that a good pitch must cross.
Strikeout What a pitcher earns by getting the third strike past a hitter.
Submarine A style of throwing in which the hand lets go below the waist, sometimes near the dirt.
Walk A free trip to first after four pitches miss the zone.
Wild pitch A throw so far off target that it gets past everyone and a runner moves up.
Windup The full set of motions made on the mound before the ball is let go.

Batting Words 19

Bloop A weak hit that drops just beyond the dirt, in front of the far fielders.
Bunt The bat is held out level, not swung, and the pitch is left to drop off it.
Cycle One of each kind of hit, from a one-bagger to a home run, by one player in one game.
Fly ball A hit that sails high into the air toward the far grass.
Foul tip A pitch that nicks the bat and goes straight back into the mitt.
Grand slam A homer hit with a runner on every base, the most one swing can score.
Grounder A hit that rolls or bounces along the dirt.
Homer Short name for a hit that lets you circle every base and score.
Line drive A hard-hit ball that flies low and nearly level.
Pop-up A hit that goes almost straight up and comes down close to the plate.
Rally A burst of hits and runs by a team that had been behind.
Sacrifice Making an out on purpose so that a teammate can move up a base.
Single A hit that gets you safely to first.
Slump A long spell in which nothing a hitter tries seems to work.
Stance How a hitter sets the feet and holds the hands while waiting.
Swing To whip the bat through the air at a pitch.
Switch hitter A player able to bat left-handed or right-handed.
Triple A hit that carries you all the way to third.
Whiff To take a big cut at the ball and miss it entirely.

Running and Fielding 19

Assist Credit for a throw that helps a teammate record an out.
Backhand A stop made with the glove reaching across the body, palm turned away.
Cutoff A fielder who steps between a far thrower and the bag, to catch the ball and send it on.
Dive To leap flat out, arm stretched, for a ball almost beyond reach.
Double play Two runners put out in one continuous burst of fielding.
Error A fielder's mistake that lets a hitter or runner go farther than they should.
Force out A play at a base the runner has to reach: the ball only needs to get there first.
Headfirst Arms out in front, belly down: one way of sliding into a base.
Hit and run A play in which the runner takes off early and the hitter must make contact.
Pickle A nickname for being caught between two bases with fielders closing in.
Putout Credit to the fielder who finishes an out, by a catch or a touch.
Rundown A chase in which fielders trap a runner between two bases.
Safe The call when a runner reaches the bag before the throw does.
Shift Moving fielders away from their usual spots to match where a hitter tends to hit.
Shoestring Describes a running catch made just before the ball touches the grass.
Slide To drop and skid into a base, feet or hands first, to get under a tag.
Squeeze A bunt meant to bring a teammate home from third.
Steal To dash for the next base while the pitch is on its way to the plate.
Tag To touch a runner with the ball, or with the hand holding it, for an out.

The Game and the Season 18

Box score A table of numbers that sums up what every player did in a game.
Doubleheader Two games in one day between the same pair of teams.
Inning One chapter of a game: the visitors usually bat in its top half, the home team in its bottom.
Lineup The list of who bats and in what order.
Opener The first game of a new season or a new series.
Pastime Something people do for fun in their spare time, as this game has long been called.
Pennant A long, pointed flag; winning one means finishing on top.
Playoffs Extra rounds at the end of the year in which one bad week can send a team home.
Postseason The stretch of the year that comes after the regular schedule ends.
Rain delay A pause in play while everyone waits for wet weather to pass.
Rainout A game called off because of wet weather.
Roster Every name a team may send into a game, first-stringers and substitutes alike.
Sandlot A makeshift field on an empty lot, where neighborhood kids pick sides and play.
Series Several games in a row between the same two teams.
Shutout A game one team finishes without letting the other cross the plate even once.
Standings The chart that shows who is in first place and how far back the rest are.
Stats Short for the numbers kept on hits, runs, wins and more.
Tee ball The youngest players' game: the ball waits on a post and nobody pitches it.

How this list was compiled: Baseball words chosen and defined for this site in seven themed lists (the ballpark, positions and people, gear, pitching, batting, running and fielding, the game and the season), with a favorites list, an easy list and a hard list. Rules and terms were checked on 2026-10-03 against the English Wikipedia articles Baseball, Baseball field, Baseball positions, Glossary of baseball terms, Baseball glove, Baseball uniform, Eye black, Rosin and Sandlot ball, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball (CC BY-SA 4.0), and spellings against Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/. Every meaning is in our own words. No league, team, ballpark or player is named, and figures that change with the age of the players (innings in a game, distances between bases) are left out. Licence: own work

How it works

This baseball word search printable opens on favorites such as Shortstop, Curveball, Bunt and Grounder. Seven more lists cover the ballpark, positions, gear, pitching, batting, fielding and the season, and every word has a checked clue.

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Baseball word searches, printable list by list

Pick under Start from a list. The Ballpark has Dugout, Bullpen and Warning track. Pitching Words runs from Fastball to Knuckleball and Balk, and Batting Words has Bunt, Grand slam and Foul tip. Running and Fielding has Pickle, Rundown and Double play; Baseball Gear has Mitt, Fungo and Pine tar.

Kids printable baseball word search: the easy list

Easy Baseball Words keeps to short ones such as Mitt, Bunt, Tag, Safe and Homer. Hard Baseball Words has the long ones: Doubleheader, Knuckleball, Scorekeeper and Benchwarmer.

Two-word terms lose the gap in the grid: Home plate reads HOMEPLATE, and Pop-up reads POPUP.
With Show clues, not words ticked, Pickle prints as its meaning: caught between two bases with fielders closing in.

Questions and answers

Which words are in these baseball word search puzzles, printable for a class?

One game's vocabulary in seven themes: the ballpark, positions and people, gear, pitching, batting, running and fielding, and the season. Fastball, Shortstop and Dugout are there, and so are Fungo, Southpaw and Sandlot. No league, team or player is named.

Why are Ball, Bat and Base missing from the lists?

A short word that sits inside a longer one could be circled in two places. BALL is inside FASTBALL, BAT inside BATTER and BASE inside BASELINE, so the short ones are left out. Type any of them at the end of the word list to add it.

What does pickle mean in baseball?

A pickle is a rundown: a runner trapped between two bases while the fielders throw the ball back and forth and close in. Both words are in the Running and Fielding list, each with its own clue.

What are a fungo and a southpaw?

A fungo is a practice fly, batted for fielders to catch, and also the long, light bat that hits it. A southpaw is a left-hander, especially a pitcher. Both are in the lists.

All 139 words

The Ballpark 21

The Ballpark, continued

Positions and People 22

Baseball Gear 20

Pitching Words 20

Batting Words 19

Running and Fielding 19

The Game and the Season 18

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