Situations
You are up to bat with a runner on second and no outs. Where should you hit the ball?
To the right side of second base (behind the runner)
You are playing second base. The girl up to bat bunts the ball. Where should you be?
At first waiting for the throw
When Coach Banker gives you a bunt sign, what is your ONLY job?
To put the bunt down and move the runner.
The ball is hit to the right-centerfield fence. Who should the outfielders throw it to?
Their cut
You are on base. If the ball is hit in the air, what should be your first response?
Freeze and find the ball
There is a runner on third with no outs. The ball is hit to the left side of the infield. What should the third baseman/shortstop do?
Look the runner back to the base and throw to first
You are playing shortstop. There is a runner on first. The ball is hit to the second baseman. Where should you be?
At second waiting to turn a double play
If you are given a bunt sign and the pitcher throws an inside pitch, where should the bunt go?
To third
For which outfielders is the first baseman responsible for cutting the throw when throwing home?
The center fielder and right fielder
What does "Tag Up" mean?
Get back to the base until the ball in either caught or dropped by an outfielder
If the ball is hit in the left-center gap with no runners on base, where should the ball be thrown?
To third base (unless coach yells otherwise)
There is a runner on first. Our catcher throws down to the first baseman to pick her off. Where should the right fielder be?
Backing up the throw behind first
If the pitcher gives you an outside pitch, where should the ball go?
To first
For which outfielders is the third baseman responsible for when cutting the throw to home?
The left fielder
If you are on third base and the ball is hit in the air to the outfield, what should you do?
Tag up and wait for Coach to tell you to go
Bases are loaded for the opposing team with no outs. (1) Where should the ball be thrown first, and (2) where could the next out possibly be made?
(1) To home
(2) To first
The ball is hit to the center fielder. Where should the left and right fielders be?
Backing the center fielder up
The two types of bunting are ____ bunts and ____ bunts.
Sacrifice and Squeeze
(Note: On a sacrifice bunt, you are supposed to be out. Do not be upset when that happens)
When the cut goes out to receive the throw from the outfield, the player standing at second/third/home should be doing what?
Lining them up (yelling "left!" or "right!" until they are lined up between the outfielder and the person at the base)
If you are on first and the ball is hit to the outfield in the air, you should get about ____ between first and second until the call is either caught or dropped.
Halfway
There is a runner on second with one out. The ball is hit to the right fielder in the air. After she catches the ball, where should she throw it?
To a cut, then to third base
We are on defense and we get a girl in a rundown between third and home.
(1) What should the girls on defense be doing?
(2) What should the players throwing and catching do while running the runner down?
(1) Filling in behind the players throwing and catching to back them up
(2) Moving in towards each other to close the distance between them and the runner
There is a runner on third with one out. The game is tied. Coach Banker gives you a bunt sign. In this situation, you are doing which type of bunt?
Squeeze
All outfielders need to throw through their ___.
cut
(Also, all players who cut need to be yelling for the throw and have their hands up to be seen.
With bases loaded and no outs, if the ball is hit on the ground, do I go or stay put?
If the ball is hit in the air, do I stay or go?
You HAVE to go
You should tag (if you are on first or second) or get halfway (if you are on first)