Looking for some 3-man guidance.

[w_sohl]

Was fortunate to be selected to work the sectional tournament in Indiana. Will be only my second through fifth games working three-man. Four Games, I'll work U3, U1, HP, U3 in that order. U1, is inside with runners at second and second and third only correct? Any other pointers or tips? I have the CCA manual that I have been reviewing.

[Rita C]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

Was fortunate to be selected to work the sectional tournament in Indiana. Will be only my second through fifth games working three-man. Four Games, I'll work U3, U1, HP, U3 in that order. U1, is inside with runners at second and second and third only correct? Any other pointers or tips? I have the CCA manual that I have been reviewing.

With two outs, some manuals have U1 back in A and U3 in C in the above situations. I don't have the CCA but you should check that.

Rita

[UMP45]

With runner on third only U1 is back on the line. Anytime there is a runner on 1st you're on the line. Runner on 3rd only U3 would not be in C. He would be on the line.

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by w_sohl

Was fortunate to be selected to work the sectional tournament in Indiana. Will be only my second through fifth games working three-man. Four Games, I'll work U3, U1, HP, U3 in that order. U1, is inside with runners at second and second and third only correct? Any other pointers or tips? I have the CCA manual that I have been reviewing.

You should be sure that's the mechanic set they are using before you spend a lot of time looking at it.

CCA keeps PU at home whenever there's an R2 or R3 -- some don't.

CCA has U3 take some tag-ups t third -- other's only when R2 and R3.

CCA lets the U1 / U3 go out from the middle.

Some send a wing umpire out on any fly ball in their area.

etc.

Whatever set you use -- look only at "your" position when studying -- learn "just" U3 for the first game, then "just" U1 for the second, etc. Don't try to learn it all at once.

[CT1]

Remember -- when an umpire goes out, you revert to two-man. Some tend to forget that, which can lead to embarrassing problems.

[bob jenkins]

Again, depending on the mechanics used, not always true.