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Catcher: Player positioned behind home plate and responsible for receiving the pitch from the pitcher.

Catchers Box: Area behind home plate in which the catcher must stand until the pitcher delivers the ball.

Signs: The twelve divisions of the zodiac: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

Strike: The feat of knocking down all ten pins with the first ball. The score for the frame is 10 plus the total number of pins knocked down by the next two balls. The symbol is X.

Wild Pitch: A pitch that eludes the catcher and allows base runners to advance. A scoring decision of a wild pitch puts responsibility for the action on the pitcher.

Pitchout: When a pitch is thrown wide of the strike zone on purpose. A catcher will signal for a pitchout if they think that a runner is trying to steal.

Tools Of Ignorance: The catcher's paraphernalia: shinguards, chest protector, helmet, mask and glove.

Ol Number One: A fastball. The term comes from the usual signal that a catcher gives to a pitcher for a fastball, which is pointing the number one down.

Deuce: The score 40-40 in a game. A player must win two consecutive points from a deuce before winning the game. See advantage

Battery: Term referring to the pitcher and catcher combination.