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BuntDefensesHowwecalltheplay:Twodigitnumbersecondoneisthedefense.Ex.54meansdefense4;41meansdefense1BuntDefense1(standardbuntdefense)-1B&3B(Corners)chargein.Normallystart5to7stepsinfrombasedependinguponhowquickyouare.2Bcoversfirst,SScoverssecondbase,andwhoeverdoesn'tfieldtheballbetween3B,C,&Pcoversthirdbase.BuntDefense2(leftyslaphitter)3B&Pchargein.Wearedefendingagainstaleftyslaphitterso3B7stepsin&closertoline&1Bofflineabit.1Bgoesbacktocoverfirst,2Bcoverssecondbase(onstealaswell),&SScoversthirdbase.SSshouldbeevenwithbasepathshadedtowardthirdbase.2Bshouldbeshadedtowardsecondbaseandtwostepsbehindbathbase.BuntDefense3–(fakebuntdefense)-P&1Bchargein(3Bplaysnormaldepth(3stepsin)).Witharunneronsecondbase&TWOOUTS,manyteamstrytostealarunbystealingthirdonafakebunt.Thebatterfakesabunttodrawthe3BinandhopethattheSSdoesn’tcoverintimeandthecatcher’sthrowgoestotheoutfieldallowingtheruntoscore.Wewillhaveour3Bgobacktoatthird,Pcoverthirdbaseline&1Bcharge,2Bcoversfirst.SSbackup3B(feetshouldbeonoutfieldgrass)BuntDefense4–(Buntdefenseagainstpossiblesqueezebuntwithrunneratthird)–Wearegoingtofakethrowtoseeifwecancatchtherunneratthird.Sameasbuntdefenseone,exceptSScoversthirdbasesothatthefakethrowmaycatchtherunneratthird.AdvancedVersionagainstsafetysqueeze:

• ThrowShorttoFirstBasemen• ThrowLongtoSecondBasemen

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1st&3rdPlaysonDefenseHowwecalltheplay:Threedigitnumber&middlenumberistheplay.Ex.Ifwesay432,it’splay3,ifwesay523,it'splay2.Youmustrememberthateveryonedoestheexactsamethingonalltheplayssotheotherteamcan’ttellthedifference.Wecandothisbecausewearethrowingapitchout.Apitchoutisapitchthatisunhittablebythebatterbutverycatchablebyourcatcher.Normallywethrowourpitchoutintheoppositebatter’sboxchesthightothecatcher.Wecanalsothrowitlowandoutsidesotheopposingteamdoesnotseethepitchouthappeningaseasily.1stBasemen&3rdBasemenareinfivesteps.Assoonaspitcherthrowstheball,theyretreattotheirbases.SScoverssecond.2Bcutsinfrontofsecondbasebetweenthebase&pitcher'smound.Pducksdownforthrowtosecond.Play1-catcherthrowto3Btryingcatchrunnerleadingoffthird.Play2-catcherthrowsto2Bcuttinginfront.Iftherunneronthirdbreakshome,throwhome;ifrunnergoesbacktothird,throwtothird.Ifrunnerisstandingstillrunatherandforcerundowntowards3B.Play3-catcherthrowsdirectlytoSSatsecondtogetrunnerstealing.The2Bcutsinfronttopretendtogetthrowtoholdrunneratthird.THISISTHEONLYPLAYWHEREWEARLOOKINGTOGETTHERUNNERATSECONDBASE!!!!Play4-catcherthrowsdirectlytoPwhotriestocatchgirlsoffthird.Iftherunneronthirdbreakshomethrowhome;ifshegoesbacktothird,throwtothird.Ifshe'sstandingstillrunatherandforcerundowntowards3B.Play5–Nopitchoutbutiftherunnersteals,throwSS&trythemout!

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1st&3rdOffenseOurgoal:WewouldliketostealsecondbasewithoutgettingoutsothatwecanhaveTWOrunnersinscoringposition.Play1–runneronfirststraightstealtosecond;runneronthirdstaysclosetobasePlay2-Runneronfirstjogstowardssecondbaseandifthrowgoestosecond,stopandreturntofirstbase;runneronthirdstaysclosetobase.Runneronfirstmustrunfastenoughtogettosecondbutslowenoughthatyoucanstopandreturntofirstbasesafely.Play3-Runneronfirsttriestogetinrundown,ifnoonecoverssecond,justtakethebase;runneronthirdgetsabitfurtheroffsotheycangohomeiftheythrowtosecond.Don’tgettoofaroffthebase;shouldbecloseenoughtodiveback

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CutoffsCutoffMathYouneedtoknowthesethings:

v Who&WhereistheLeadRunner o LeadRunneristheclosestbaserunnertohomeplate

v CounttoFOUR(4)thenbacktobeginning!!!!

v BatterstartatBaseZero(0)

v IntheAirtoOF(catchable)–1BASEAHEAD

v OntheGroundtoOF–2BASESAHEAD

v OverOFHead–3BASESAHEAD

Ex.Runneronfirstbase(1)ballhitintheair(1)means1+1=2(SecondBase)

ExRunneronsecondbase(2)ballhitintheair(1)means2+1=3(ThirdBase)

Ex.Runneronthirdbase(3)ballhitintheair(1)means3+1=4(Home)

Ex.Runneronfirstbase(1)ballhitontheground(2)means1+2=3(ThirdBase)

Ex.Runneronsecondbase(2)ballhitontheground(2)means2+2=4(Home)

Ex.Runneronthirdbase(3)ballhitontheground(2)means3+2=5???? ????Wedon’tcountpastfour(4)sobacktothebatter(0)!!!

Batter(0)ballhitonground(2)means0+2=2(SecondBase)

Ex.Runneronfirstbase(1)balloverOFhead(3)means1+3=4(Home)

Ex.Runneronsecondbase(2)balloverOFhead(3)means2+3=5????

????Wedon’tcountpastfour(4)sobacktothebatter(0)

Batter(0)ballhitoverOFhead(3)means0+3=3(ThirdBase) Ex.Runneronthirdbase(3)balloverOFhead(3)means3+3=6????

????Wedon’tcountpastfour(4)sobacktothebatter(0)

Batter(0)ballhitoverOFhead(3)means0+3=3(ThirdBase)

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SingletoOutfield(infrontofOutfielder)(2)

• NoRunner–BalltoSecondBase

SingletoLF-SSgooutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&2Bcoverssecondbase

SingletoCF–SSgoforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)

SingletoRF–2Bgoesoutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&SScoverssecondbase

BalloverOutfielder(3)

• NoRunner–BalltoThirdBaseLF-SSgooutforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

CF–SSgoforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

RF-2Bgoforcutoff&SSpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

1Btomiddleofdiamond(incaserelaythrowcomeshome)

Pbacksupthirdbase

SingletoOutfield(infrontofOutfielder)(2)

• RunneronFirstBase-BalltoThirdBase

SingletoLF-SSgooutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&2Bcoverssecondbase

SingletoCF–SSgoforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)SingletoRF–2Bgoesoutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&SScoverssecondbase

BalloverOutfielder(3)

• RunneronFirstBase-BalltoHome

LF-SSgooutforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

CF–SSgoforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

RF-2Bgoforcutoff&SSpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

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1Btomiddleofdiamond(linesupthrowcominghomefromSSor2B)

PgoesbehindhomeplateSingletoOutfield(infrontoffielder)(2)

• RunneronSecondBase–BalltoHome

SingletoLF–3BcutofftoHome&SSgoesouttoOF(incaseballgetsbyOF)

OncefieldedbyOF

v SScoversthirdbasev 2Bcoverssecondbasev THISISTHEONLYTIMETHE3BISTHECUTOFF

SingletoCF–SSgoforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)OncefieldedbyOF 1Bmiddleofthediamond(linesupthrowcominghomefromOF)

3BCoversthirdbaseSSCoverssecondbase2BCoversfirstPbacksuphome

SingletoRF–2Bgoesoutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&SScoverssecondbaseOncefieldedbyOF 1Bmiddleofthediamond(linesupthrowcominghomefromOF)

3BCoversthirdbaseSSCoverssecondbase2BCoversfirstPbacksuphome

BalloverOutfielder(3)

• RunneronSecond–BalltoThirdBaseLF-SSgooutforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

CF–SSgoforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

RF-2Bgoforcutoff&SSpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

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1Btomiddleofdiamond(incaserelaythrowcomeshome)

PbacksupthirdbaseFlyBalltoOutfield(Catchable)(1)

• RunneronThirdBase–BalltoHome

FlyballLF-SSgoesoutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&2Bcoverssecondbase

FlyballtoCF–SSgoesforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)

FlyballtoRF–2Bgoesoutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&SScoverssecondbaseSingletoOutfield(infrontoffielder)(2)

• RunneronThirdBase–BalltoSecondBase

SingletoLF-SSgooutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&2Bcoverssecondbase

SingletoCF–SSgoforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)

SingletoRF–2Bgoesoutforcutoff(incaseballgetsbyOF)&SScoverssecondbase

BalloverOutfielder(3)

• NoRunner–BalltoThirdBaseLF-SSgooutforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

CF–SSgoforcutoff&2Bpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

RF-2Bgoforcutoff&SSpeelsbehind(afterseeingballcaughtbycutoff)coverssecondbase

1Btomiddleofdiamond(incaserelaythrowcomeshome)

Pbacksupthirdbase

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TestTime!!!!

Situation:RunnersonFirst&ThirdFlyBalltoLF?GroundBalltoCF?BallOverRF?

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Situation:RunnersonFirst,Second,&Third(BasesLoaded)FlyBalltoRF?GroundBalltoLF?BallOverCF?

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Situation:RunnersonSecond&Third

FlyBalltoCF?GroundBalltoRF?BallOverLF?