My state uic for ASA is a height-challenged guy who casts a large shadow and he's no longer all that fast - but he always seems to get in position. He's fond of telling a story especially over a few cold ones after a game) where as he moved inside the diamond from B, a runner did something unexpected (unusual in a D1 game) and not only ran into him, but bounced off & hit the deck. Since the ball was miss-played, this runner should have made 3B, as it was, she barely made 2B. He "thanked" the runner for safely making 2B as he really didn't want the stauff that the offensive coach was going to give him over causing her runner to be put out. His moral of the story - watch the ball, but know exactly where the runners are & what they're doing.
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Steve M
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