™Runner on 1st, 0 outs: Bunt Down the 1st-Base Line, Runner on 1st
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Bunt Down the 1st-Base Line, Runner on 1st
The call: Sacrifice bunt: first baseman to the second baseman covering 1st.
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Why it matters
The first baseman fields the bunt and can't also be on the bag. The second baseman sprints over to take the throw. It is a short throw with a runner in the way, and it goes wrong more often than long ones. Take the sure out at 1st: the offense is giving it away.
What the runners do
- Runner on 1st (forced). Breaks for 2nd once the bunt is down; that's the sacrifice.
- Batter. Out at 1st: gives up an out to move the runners up (a sacrifice).
This is the baseball field. In the app a fastpitch softball team sees every play on its own field, with its own rules.
Questions coaches ask
- Who covers 1st on a bunt down the 1st-base line with a runner on 1st?
- The second baseman. Sprints to cover 1st because the first baseman charged in on the bunt.
- Who backs up 1st on a bunt down the 1st-base line with a runner on 1st?
- The catcher. Calls the play, then follows the runner down the line to back up the throw to 1st.
- What does the pitcher do on a bunt down the 1st-base line with a runner on 1st?
- Breaks toward the plate, then lets the charging fielder take it.
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In the app every player runs this play on their own phone, at their own position, and you see who keeps missing it.