Infield
2 outs runner on 1st, ground ball to shortstop... where does he throw the ball?
Up the middle easy out at 2nd
As an outfielder, what is your first step on a fly ball?
Back and then track the ball from there
When do you take your lead and what are you watching on the pitcher?
When the pitcher is on the rubber
Watching his feet
Left handed pitcher we jab back when his knee moves and then get secondary once he delivers to the plate
0-2 count, what do you need to do as a hitter?
Shorten your swing, protect the plate, and DO NOT watch a called 3rd strike, if it is close you need to swing to try to foul it off or get a hit
Runners on base, what do we pitch out of?
Stretch
Unless bases are loaded then you can go from the full windup
Runner on 3rd with 0 outs, groundball to 3rd base, what should he do?
Look back the runner at 3rd and throw to 1st
Single to left field, who is the cut off and who covers 2nd?
SS cut, 2nd covers the base
You are on 2nd with 0 outs, fly ball to RF, what should you do?
Get on the base to tag up and listen to the coaches and when it hits the mitt to run.
Runners on 1st and 2nd, you get the bunt sign, where should you bunt the ball
3rd base, that way the pitcher or SS has to cover 3rd and gives us an advantage to the base
Runner on 2nd is getting a big lead, what should we do?
Try to pick him off, or at the very least step off and run him back to the base
When we pickoff we throw to the base, if the SS or 2nd is not there that is on them
Runner on 1st 1 out, groundball to 1st base that pulls him off the base.. who should he throw to and who covers 1st?
Fly ball to RF, runner on 3rd with 1 out, who is your cut off and what are you trying to do?
1st base cut, throw through your cut off to home to get runner out as he is tagging up most likely
You got the steal sign, when are you moving?
You have been given the sign for a hit and run, where are you trying to hit it? What if the ball is in the dirt or way above your head?
You have to swing at the ball NO MATTER where it is
Groundball to 1st base, what should you do? Past ball to the backstop?
1st base: Cover 1st, aim for the corner of the bag so pitcher can toss you the ball and you can touch the base
Backstop: cover home
Runner on 1st 1 out, right handed batter up to bat, runner on 1st is stealing, who covers 2nd?
2nd base.. RH batter 2nd covers, LH batter SS covers
Line drive to the gap between left field and center field, who is going for the ball and where are you throwing it?
Both players are SPRINTING to the ball, first one to the ball turns and listens to where SS for where are cutting the ball.
You are on 3rd with 1 out, groundball to 2nd base, what should you do? What if it was a groundball to 3rd?
2nd: Try to score
3rd: Back to home
Watch depth of the infield if they are on the grass we are waiting for it to get through before we run.
You are down 1-2 or 0-2 in the count, what should you expect to be thrown?
Curveball is likely, you still sit fastball and adjust to the curveball though
You have the batter down 0-2, catcher calls a fastball, where should you throw it? What about curveball?
Fastball: High and above the batters hands to get him to chase
Curveball: Low and in the dirt to get him to chase
Bases loaded, full count, 2 out, groundball to SS.. where should he throw?
1st base.. bases loaded, full count, runners will be moving on the delivery
Cuts for RF, Center, LF when cutting to 3rd
RF: Second, SS if needed for double cut
Center: SS
LF: SS
You are on 1st, groundball to SS, what should you do?
Spring to 2nd and SLIDE to break up double play possibility
When do we load our hands?
As the pitcher is breaking his hands
What should we do with a batter that has been killing us all day?
Long holds at the mound, step off to get him off his rhythm even if no one is on base, pick off if a runner is on base