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| Sport Category: F |
| FAIR BALL |
| A batted ball that settles on fair ground |
| FAIR TERRITORY |
| The part of the playing field within, and including the first base and third base lines, from home base to the bottom of the playing field fence and perpendicularly upwards. |
| FAST BALL |
| A straight pitch thrown by the pitcher as hard as possible. |
| FIELDER |
| Any defensive player. |
| FIELDER'S CHOICE |
| Term used when a fielder can chose among base runners or throw or tag out. |
| FIELDING AVERAGE |
| Divide the total number of putouts and assists by the total number of putouts, assists and errors. |
| FLY BALL |
| A batted ball that goes high in the air in flight. |
| FORCE OUT |
| An out created when a runner is forced to advance because there is another runner behind them, although they will be thrown or tagged out. The defensive player needs only to touch the base being approached by the runner with the ball in hand to record the out. |
| FORCE PLAY |
| A play in which a runner legally loses his right to occupy a base by reason of the batter becoming a runner. |
| FORFEITED GAME |
| A game declared ended by the umpire in chief in favor of the offended team by the score of 9 to 0, for violation of the rules. |
| FORKBALL |
| A pitch thrown by placing the ball between the first two fingers, usually resulting in a sinking ball. |
| FOUL BALL |
| A batted ball that settles on foul territory |
| FOUL TERRITORY |
| The part of the playing field outside the first and third base lines extended to the fence and perpendicularly upwards. |
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