Want some opinions:
Factors to consider:
1. Our first baseman can catch anything throw to him...in the air, short hops..whatever.
2. The rest of the team is not catching the ball in the air
3. The pitcher, short and third have good arms and can get it to first
4. At this level, they're really not able to figure it out themselves and must be told what to do w/ the ball prior to it being hit.
Questions:
1. What is short to do when hit a ground ball with a runner on first?
Throw it to second, run to second, or throw for the out at first?
2. What is the pitcher to do when hit a ground ball with runners on first and second?
Run to third, throw to third or throw for the out at first?
I can only remember what I was taught in high school, which is to make the throws. However, at our skill level that'll be less outs. It makes sense to me, since they only get 5 runs an inning and we have the personel for outs at first, to just throw it to first everytime. Of course, everytime a ball is hit the three coaches are giving different instructions.
Factors to consider:
1. Our first baseman can catch anything throw to him...in the air, short hops..whatever.
2. The rest of the team is not catching the ball in the air
3. The pitcher, short and third have good arms and can get it to first
4. At this level, they're really not able to figure it out themselves and must be told what to do w/ the ball prior to it being hit.
Questions:
1. What is short to do when hit a ground ball with a runner on first?
Throw it to second, run to second, or throw for the out at first?
2. What is the pitcher to do when hit a ground ball with runners on first and second?
Run to third, throw to third or throw for the out at first?
I can only remember what I was taught in high school, which is to make the throws. However, at our skill level that'll be less outs. It makes sense to me, since they only get 5 runs an inning and we have the personel for outs at first, to just throw it to first everytime. Of course, everytime a ball is hit the three coaches are giving different instructions.
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