™Runner on 3rd, 1 out: Squeeze Bunt, Runner on 3rd
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Squeeze Bunt, Runner on 3rd
The call: Out at home: the pitcher glove-flips to the catcher.
All nine jobs
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Why it matters
The runner breaks with the pitch, so there is no time for a full throw. The pitcher fields the bunt and flips it to the catcher with the glove. Both corner infielders charge, which means the second baseman has to get to 1st. A team sees this once or twice a season, and that is why it works against them.
What the runners do
- Runner on 3rd. Breaks on the squeeze. The bunt goes right back to the pitcher, who glove-flips to the catcher for the tag.
- Batter. Reaches 1st on a fielder's choice; the defense picked the out at home instead.
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 home on a squeeze bunt back to the pitcher with a runner on 3rd?
- The catcher. Stays in front of the plate to take the glove flip and tag the runner.
- What does the right fielder do on a squeeze bunt back to the pitcher with a runner on 3rd?
- Runs in behind 1st, in line with the throw, in case it gets away.
- What does the left fielder do on a squeeze bunt back to the pitcher with a runner on 3rd?
- Comes in behind 3rd in case a throw gets away and a runner tries for an extra base.
More situations
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.