It s the tradition people go to baseball matches with their family to cheer for their favorite team. Parents support their young kid who is going to compete in campus baseball games. To a certain extent, baseball connects family members together. And that is one reason why many kids learn baseball at a young age, which is a good thing because it also trains and prepares them for professional baseball once they have grown up. Use the same principle when using a bat and hitting into the baseball field. The bat If you are right-handed, make a fist with the right hand with the little finger pointing the ground. Extend the index finger and raise the thumb, then crook the index finger like you would pull a gun s trigger. Place the bat between thumb and forefinger at a point some two to four inches above the label and squeeze. Forfeited Game - A baseball match becomes forfeited when the umpire declares it should be ended because a team has violated the rules. The other team gets to win the game. 7. Fungos - This term refers to the drills that players do to warm up before a baseball game. The drills involve hitting a ball to a fielder during baseball practice. The specific parts of the world that have adapted fondness for the game in all levels including youth, amateur and professional, are North America, certain parts of South and Central America, East Asia and the Caribbean. The sport was the inspiration for the creation of its derivative that is known as softball. This kind of ball is manufactured by wrapping yarn around a cork. The center can also be composed of rubber. A cowhide is stitched tightly to cover the yarn. For this purpose, a horsehide can also be used. Aside from the ball, the other most important equipment on this game is a bat. The bat is usually made of a solid wood material like ash that measures 2.75 inches in diameter. Batters play by attempting and succeeding to hit the ball and then advancing to the bases without being hit by the ball, which could be caught by the infielders or pitchers. The pitching team s goal is to catch the hit ball and try to arrest batters or runners who are making their way to go to bases (there are four of them, including the home base, the last destination).