Being down runs can ruin a team's spirit. This can cause them to give up on the game or team. Another scenario is when a player is striking out, it can be tough to have confidence at the plate next at bat. Mental toughness plays a major role in golf and baseball. Baseball and golf differ astronomically in scoring. In baseball, when a person runs around all the bases without getting tagged or thrown out and successfully makes it back to home plate, they score a run. This is how baseball is scored. The teams try to score as many points as possible to outscore the other teams. The more runs you get, the better. There is only one way to score in baseball. However, in golf, there are multiple ways to have a good round. A player may start their round off horribly, maybe a double or triple bogey on the first hole. Depending on how many holes the person is playing, they have 8 or 17 more holes to help get their score back to where they want it to be. In golf, the main goal is to go low. Unlike baseball, the lower the score, the better. Golf scoring is based on how many strokes it takes to put the golf ball in the hole. Golf and baseball differ in the scoring