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Originally Posted by tcannizzo
On Ball 4 have F2 fire the ball back to F1.
BR should still be only half-way to 1B at this point.
Have F1 keep ball in throwing hand and put both hands down at her side.
At the same time, have her WALK towards the back edge of the circle.
And have F6 walk over to 2B.
BR should be rounding 1B at this point in time and now simply becomes R.
When R is about 12-15 feet from 2B have F1 fire ball to F6 and make a tag or get R in rundown.
Now, this is usually done when there is R on 3B. Why? because on a play at 2B, R1 will easily score. Offense is glad to trade an out for a run. And this is where it becomes tricky for the defense.
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I can't tell you how much it drives me crazy to see the defense do nothing on this play. I saw this just last night, with TWO FREAKING OUTS. take the out! Inning over! Asinine. Even with less than two, the pitcher has the ball - any pitcher worth 2 cents is usually one of the better players on the team, and should be able to properly time this out at 2nd so that you still have a play at home. 10U? Maybe not, but definitely 12, 14, or HS.