Topic > Demonstration Speech: How to Play Baseball - 624

Baseball/softball was, is, and always will be one of the most popular sports of all time. The homeruns, steals of second base, spectacular plays and catches on the field will continue to capture the attention of millions of people around the world. Today I will give you a short demonstration of how to play baseball/softball. A team of players usually ranges from ten to forty players depending on how many people join the team. The field consists of nine players on defense, as well as a hitter at the plate who plays offense. Of these nine players in the field, three play deep in the outfield (right, left and center) who try to catch a ball hit in the air and return it to the infield as quickly and efficiently as possible; if the ball drops, their goal is to run to the ball and return it to the infield as quickly and efficiently as possible before the runner (after the ball is hit and the player gets on base because the ball was not caught in the air, his title changes from batter/batter to runner) advances to the next base. The inner field contains s...