Arena Baseball

Arena Baseball is a version of baseball played indoors when playing outdoors is not an option. Indoor Baseball is played on a smaller field & is played on a different type of grass known as astro turf or blue turf. The rules are different & the dimensions are different too.

Dimensions

The floor is covered with astro turf or blue turf & is placed all around the indoor field. Rubber bases are placed sixty feet away from each other in the shape of a diamond. Padded walls are placed against the walls on all sides. The pitcher's mound is placed forty feet away from home plate & is placed in between home plate & second base. A yellow curved infield line is placed in front of first, second & third base marking the "Infield Fly" Zone. A yellow curved line is placed in the outfield marking the "Outfield Wall" Zone.

Equipment

1. The bat is made of rubber & may have some tape at the bottom part.2. Wearing batting gloves is optional for the batters.3. All infielders must wear leather mitts.4. The baseball must be a rubber ball that is safe for indoors.

Uniforms

All players on the same team must wear matching uniforms & must have their number & position on their uniforms.They must also have their last name on the back of their uniform.

RULES OF PLAY

tarting the game

The game starts with the toss of the coin. The team that wins the coin toss gets to decide whether to bat, play defense, or gives the choice of the other two to the other team.

Infielding

1. An infielder cannot tag out a runner at any base.2. An infielder can only tag a baserunner out at home plate.3. An infielder may throw the ball at a baserunner to get him out.

Outfielding

1(A). When an outfielder says "Deadball" or waves his throwing hand which signals that the baserunner may not move up a base if the outfielder catches the ball. 1(B).The baserunner must be at second or third base for this to work & this only works with one out before the catch.