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How to Play Baseball with Three People. You've got two friends in the backyard, so how do
you throw together a game with just the three of you? Learn how to play a baseball game
with just three people using these tips. You will need 5 objects for bases and a pitching
mound Bat Ball and 3 baseball gloves. Step 1. Set up four bases and a pitching mound
in your backyard using anything like trees, Frisbees, sticks, trash can lids, or whatever
else you can find to make bases. Step 2. Set up boundaries for foul balls and home runs.
Step 3. Establish the rules for your game by deciding how outs will be recorded and
what pitches are allowed. If you're playing with a softer ball you can hit the player
running to get them out and use different kinds of pitches. With a hard ball, stick
with an average straight pitch and normal rules for outs. Step 4. Place one player in
the field, one player pitching, and one player hitting. The runs are tallied for each player,
so it's one-on-one-on-one baseball. Step 5. Use ghost runners if the hitter gets on base.
If it's a single, pretend there's a runner on first base while the hitter goes back to
hit. The ghost runner advances by a base for each base the hitter advances. To get the
ghost runner out on a force out play, you must tag the base the ghost runner is advancing
toward before the hitter gets to first base. Step 6. Rotate players from pitcher to hitter,
hitter to outfield, and outfield to pitcher an equal number of rounds so each player has
a chance to hit the same number of times. Normal baseball rules can apply, with three
strikes, four balls, and three outs, or make up your own. Step 7. Clean up the yard when
you're done so you don't get in trouble, and so your equipment doesn't get ruined or stolen.
Have fun! Did you know The Louisville Slugger baseball bat was made in Louisville in 1884
by Andrew "Bud" Hillerich in a wood shop run by his father.