™Runner on 2nd, 1 out: Single to Center, Runner on 2nd
Gets the ballCutoff / relayCovers a baseBacks upOther jobRunnerWhere they ran
Single to Center, Runner on 2nd
The call: Single to center field: Throw home through the cutoff (first baseman).
All nine jobs
Tap a player to follow that one job on the field.
Why it matters
The first baseman comes into the middle of the diamond to be the cutoff. Young teams leave that job empty. With the first baseman gone, the second baseman covers 1st. The pitcher does not stand and watch the throw: the pitcher runs behind home plate to back up the catcher.
What the runners do
- Runner on 2nd. Rounds 3rd hard and scores from 2nd on the single.
- Batter. Single: rounds 1st and holds when the ball comes back in.
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 is the cutoff on a single to center field with a runner on 2nd?
- The first baseman. Lines up between the mound and home, in line with the throw from the center fielder. Listens for the catcher's call.
- Who covers 1st on a single to center field with a runner on 2nd?
- The second baseman. Covers 1st because the first baseman went in to be the cutoff.
- Who backs up home on a single to center field with a runner on 2nd?
- The pitcher. Runs behind home plate, in line with the throw, to back up the catcher.
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Get your team on it before Saturday
In the app every player runs this play on their own phone, at their own position, and you see who keeps missing it.