MAIN KEY
GAME BEGINS
Start/End of Sequence Action Decision Situational Outcome Informational Path Taken
AWAY TEAM
WHICH TEAM ARE YOU?
HOME TEAM
Path Not Taken
Baseball is played by two teams of nine players with bats and balls. The overall goal is to score runs by hitting a ball thrown at the batter by the pitcher and to travel around the diamand shape field scoring runs. Each team wants to score as many runs as possible without getting out; after three outs the teams switch from the field to at bat.
AWAY TEAM PREPARES TO BAT
SELECT BAT
BATTER ON DECK
STEP IN BATTER BOX
HOME TEAM TAKES THE FIELD HOW ARE YOU BATTING?
AWAY TEAM BATTER STEPS UP TO HOME PLATE
PITCHER THROWS THE BALL
LEFT
RIGHT
PITCHER THROWS BALL
BATTER SWINGS
CURVE
SLIDER
CHANGE
FAST
IS IT A HIT, STRIKE, OR BALL? SWING OR WAIT?
HIT
STRIKE
BALL WAIT
SWING
1
3
2
2
1
DID THE BALL GET CAUGHT?
3
4 WAS IT A HIT OR MISS?
TAKE FIRST BASE
BAT AGAIN
YES
NO
DOUBLE
SINGLE
TRIPLE
HOMERUN
SINGLE
TRIPLE
DOUBLE
OUT
OUT
HIT
MISS
HOMERUN
BALL
1
SAFE
STAY ON BASE
3
4
STEAL OR STAY?
1
NEXT BATTER UP
2
3
TEAMS SWITCH POSITIONS (END OF THE TOP OF THE INNING)
1
2
3
BAT AGAIN
3 STAY
2
2
SAFE
OUT
1
STRIKE
TAKE FIRST BASE
STEAL
INNING OVER
INNING OVER
Example Game for Basic Inning KEY
INNING GROUNDED OUT FIELD OUT FOULED OUT
SO
STRUCK OUT
2
1 1 HIT
1 HIT
1 RUN
1 GO
1 FO
1 FI
1 GO
1 FO
3 1 SO
1 HIT
1 HIT
1 FO
1 FI
4
6
5
1 HIT
1 HIT
1 SO
1 GO
1 FO
1 FO
1 FI
1 GO
1 GO
1 FI
8
7 1 HIT
1 FO 1 SO
1 RUN
1 HIT
1 HIT
1 GO
1 GO
1 FI
1 SO
1 HIT
1 FO
1 RUN
1 GO
9 1 HIT
1 SO
1 FI
1 FO
1 SO
BALL
2
STRIKE
OUT
1
AT BAT
0
RUNS START OF GAME
HITS
1, 0
1, 2
1 FI
SCORE
START OF GAME / FINAL SCORE
1 SO
1 FI
1 GO
1 GO
Occurs when a batter is thrown off first base because he has hit a ground ball
1 GO
HOME
FI
AWAY
FO
GO
If the batter tries to hit the ball but misses it 3 times, this is called a strike-out
A field out is when an out is made while the ball is in the field of play.
1 FO
1 GO
1 HIT
1 RUN
1 HIT
1 HIT
1 FO
1 GO
1 SO
1 FI 1 HIT
1 HIT
1 HIT
1 HIT
1 RUN
1 RUN
1 GO
1 FO
1 RUN
1 FI
If the batter hits the ball anywhere outside first or third base, this is called a foul ball
1 FI
1 FO
1 SO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R
AWAY
1 0
0
0
0
0
1 0 0
2
9
HOME
0 0
2
0
0
1
0 0 X
3
7
2, 3
2, 3
1 ,3
1 FO
1 RUN
1 FI
1 HIT
1 GO
1 SO
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