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15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CatchingFlyball21

You are playing Outfield - less than 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd, you get hit a short fly ball. After catching the ball, your first thought should be:

Thank God I caught the ball. I'm going to celebrate!

Throw the ball to anyone that is telling me to throw it to them

Get the ball into 2nd and let the runner score

Throw the ball through your cutoff man to home and try to get the runner out

You are playing OF - less than 2 outs and runners on 1st and 3rd, you get hit a deep fly ball and catch the ball with your momentum carrying you toward the fence. What should you do next?

Tip your hat to the crowd after making such a great catch

Throw it as hard as you can to home plate and get the guy out at the plate

Let the run score and get the ball into the cutoff man to keep the runner at 1st

Throw it to 3rd base

You are playing LF and the ball gets hit right to you on a hard grounder with a runner on 2nd base. Who should you be looking for as your cutoff man?

Pitcher

1st Baseman

3rd Baseman

Anyone with their hands in the air

You are playing CF and the ball gets hit right to you on a hard grounder. There is a runner on 2nd. Who is your cutoff man for a play at home?

Pitcher

1st Baseman

3rd Baseman

Shortstop

You are pitching with a runner on 2nd, your middle infielder gives you a sign and touches his wrist as the first signal what does this mean?

Nothing - his wrist probably itches

Inside pickoff move to 2nd

Quick pickoff move to 2nd when the infielder breaks to the base

I can't focus on the runner, I need to throw a strike

You are pitching with a runner on 2nd, your middle infielder touches his arm up by his shoulder. What does this mean?

Man these bugs are biting today, these infielders sure are itchy!

Inside pickoff move to 2nd

Quick pickoff move to 2nd when the infielder breaks

Just throw a strike and don't worry about it

You are pitching with a runner on 1st and 2nd and Easton is playing 1B. You hear your coach yell "Shoot me a strike Easton": What does this mean?

Coach is getting old and forgot your name, just pitch

Pickoff move to 2nd base - get the lead runner

Give the runner at 1B a mean look because his lead is too big

Quick pickoff to 1st base when Easton breaks to the base

What does "green light" mean when you are a runner on 2nd?

Green means go - so it must mean RUN!

Go if I have momentum toward 3B when the pitcher lifts his front leg

Look at the coach and tell him to stop talking to you while you're running - it's distracting

Wait for the ball to be pitched and go if it's a passed ball

Your team has runners on 1st and 3rd, when might your coach call a delayed steal with 2 outs? Select all that apply

To try to get a run in

The catcher is being lazy

It's fun to play pickle in the middle and coach likes childhood games

Middle Infielders are not backing up the pitcher

If you're a runner at 1B and get a delayed steal, what do you do? Select all that apply

Take a secondary lead and then go

Start running as soon as the pitcher lifts his front heel

If the catcher throws to 2nd stay in a rundown until the run crosses home

Slide into 2nd base and get tagged out before the run scores

You're playing OF with fast runners on base - a "single" is hit to you, which base do you throw to?

One base in front of the lead runner (ex. Throw to 2nd with a runner on 1st)

Two bases in front of the lead runner (ex. Throw to 3B with runner on 1st)

It doesn't really matter, just as long as you get the ball in

Always just throw it home so they don't score

You are a base runner on 2nd base with less than 2 outs and the ball gets hit deep to RF, what is your best move?

Run, you have plenty of time to get back if it's caught

Go halfway and see if it drops

Tag up on 2nd

Go back and stay on 2nd

You are a base runner on 2nd base with less than 2 outs and the ball gets hit to LF in the air, what is your best move?

Run and hope he drops it

Go halfway between 2nd and 3rd

Tag up on 2nd

Go back and stay on 2nd

You are a runner on 3rd base with less than 2 outs, the ball gets hit in the air deep to the OF, what is your first move?

Run

Halfway

Tag Up

Stay on 3rd

You are a baserunner on 1B and you get the steal sign, what do you do? Select all that apply

Go as soon as the pitcher lifts his front heel

Take a good secondary lead and then go when the ball is thrown

Locate the ball by looking toward the catcher

Keep running to 2nd even if the ball is hit in the air

If the ball gets hit, locate it and act accordingly

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