batting order
Who bats when
A batting order is the sequence in which players take their turns at bat in baseball, softball, or cricket.
Teams submit their batting order before the game begins, and it remains fixed throughout.
The term extends to any predetermined sequence of participants: What's the batting order for today's presentations?
First in sequence
- cleanupRestoration of order
- protectionGuarding against harm
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- left-rightSide-to-side directional pair
roster · bench · starter · substitute · double switch · plate appearance · RBI
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- sabermetricsStatistical baseball player evaluation
- matchupsPaired competitive encounters
- platooningAlternating personnel strategically
- analyticsSystematic examination of datasets
situational · protection · splits · handedness · rest days · hot hand · slump · game theory
Gap or start
- tailenderLast-place finisher
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
- number elevenCardinal after ten
wickets · innings · crease · run rate · overs · century · duck · declaration
leadoff
First in sequence
- cleanupRestoration of order
- protectionGuarding against harm
- platoonSmall infantry formation
left-right · roster · bench · starter · substitute · double switch · plate appearance · RBI
optimization
Maximizing efficiency or performance
- sabermetricsStatistical baseball player evaluation
- matchupsPaired competitive encounters
- platooningAlternating personnel strategically
analytics · situational · protection · splits · handedness · rest days · hot hand · slump · game theory · sequencing
opening
Gap or start
- tailenderLast-place finisher
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- nightwatchmanOvernight security guard
number eleven · wickets · innings · crease · run rate · overs · century · duck · declaration · follow-on
- baseball tacticshit and run, double steal, pickoff, steal, sacrifice bunt
- listslist, roster, listing, register, grocery list
- baseballbat, pitchers, catchers, pitcher, glove
- bat-and-ballbat, ball, pitcher, catcher, bases
- lineupsroster, team roster, player rotation, starting five, depth chart
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation