Softball - Practice 1

We're organising an inter-company softball tournament at the moment. It's proving quite interesting. There are a few hurdles to clear:

1) The local sports field (belonging to the Technical University) is simply awful. It's covered in bits of rubble and part of it is covered in clover nearly a foot high.
2) Very few of the staff know how to play
3) I haven't played for 20 years

After the first practice, I have to say I'm struggling with the fact that I'm hideously unfit as well. I certainly ache today after only a few hits and a bit of running about. Hopefully things will improve...

The staff that came showed some promise though so hopefully we'll be able to have a decent match in a few weeks.

Here's some useful vocabulary.

softball	垒球	lěi qiú
softball field	垒球场	lěi qiú chǎng
infield, diamond	内场	nèi chǎng
outfield	外场	wài chǎng
fair territory	界内地区	jiè nèi dì qū
foul territory	界外地区	jiè wài dì qū
foul line	边线	biān xiàn
base	垒	lěi
home base	本垒	běn lěi
first base	一垒	yī lěi
second base	二垒	èr lěi
third base	三垒	sān lěi
home plate	本垒板	běn lěi bǎn
pitcher's circle	投手圈	tóu shǒu quān
glove	手套, 分指手套	shǒu tào , fēn zhǐ shǒu tào
mitt	合指手套	hé zhǐ shǒu tào
bat	球棒	qiú bàng
mask	护面	hù miàn
chest protector	护胸	hù xiōng
helmet	护帽	hù mào
softball player	垒球运动员	lěi qiú yùn dòng yuán
pitcher	投手	tóu shǒu
catcher	接手	jiē shǒu
fielder	守场员	shǒu chǎng yuán
baseman	守垒员	shǒu lěi yuán
shortstop	游击手	yóu jī shǒu
outfielder	外场手	wài chǎng shǒu
batter, hitter	击球员	jī qiú yuán