next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
headfirst slide; head-first sliding
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
base; bag; sack; fortress; stronghold
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
another point; another goal; another run
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
individual; one by one; separate; each
first; first base; first baseman; fast
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
left on base; remnant fort
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
audience; spectator; spectators
to resound; to make a stir
to become dim; to become blurred
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over