™Bases empty, 0 outs: Ground Ball to Short, Bases Empty
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Ground Ball to Short, Bases Empty
The call: Groundout: shortstop to first baseman.
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Why it matters
It looks like a two-player play, and that is the mistake: seven players watch. With nobody on base, the catcher runs down the 1st-base line to back up the throw. The right fielder comes in behind the bag too. One overthrow with nobody there puts the batter on 2nd.
What the runners do
- Batter. Out at 1st.
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 ground ball to the shortstop with the bases empty?
- The first baseman. Gets to the bag and gives the thrower a target.
- Who backs up 1st on a ground ball to the shortstop with the bases empty?
- The catcher. Nobody on 2nd or 3rd, so the catcher sprints down the 1st-base line to back up the throw.
- What does the pitcher do on a ground ball to the shortstop with the bases empty?
- Steps aside, out of the throwing lane.
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