Playbook
Situations, not formations.
Who covers, who cuts, who runs. Tap a player for his job. Cut 2 is second. Cut 3 is third. Cut 4 is home.
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F3 throw through to 2B
R1 and R3. We throw through to second. 2B or SS tags.
D45Sacrifice bunt, R1 — rotate
R1. They bunt. 3B charges. C or 1B fields. P covers 3B or 1B as assigned.
D04Infield in, R3, 0 or 1 out
Runner at third, less than two outs. We are cutting the run at the plate.
D35Single to LF, R1 — cut 3B line
R1. Single to left. We are throwing through to third. Cut on the 3B line.
D74Rundown 3B–home
Runner hung up between third and home.
D80Cover 1B on GB to right side
Grounder to 1B or 2B pulling 1B. Pitcher covers first. Every time.
Group
Bases
Outs
Ball
Defense · Alignments
Defense · Ground balls and double plays
- D11Ground ball to SS, empty
- D12Ground ball to 2B, empty
- D13Ground ball to 3B, empty
- D14Ground ball to 1B, pitcher covering
- D15Ground ball to P, 1-3
- D16Slow roller / do-or-die 3B
- D17R1, GB to SS — DP 6-4-3
- D18R1, GB to 2B — DP 4-6-3
- D19R1, GB to 3B — 5-4-3 or 5-3
- D20R1, GB to P — 1-6-3 or 1-4-3
- D21R1, GB to 1B — 3-6-1 / 3-6-3
- D22R2, GB to left side — check the runner
- D23R3, infield in, GB — throw home
- D24Bases loaded, infield in, GB
- D25Two-out, any GB — out at first
Defense · Fly balls and tags
Defense · Cutoffs and relays
Defense · Bunts
Defense · First and third
Defense · Steals and holds
Defense · Passed ball, WP, dropped third
Defense · Rundowns
Defense · PFP — pitcher fielding
Defense · Plate and tag plays
Defense · Overthrows and chaos
Offense · Bunt and steal
Offense · First and third
Offense · Baserunning reads
- O17Out of the box — three steps hard, then read
- O18Turn over 1B on a ball in the gap
- O191st to 3rd on a single to OF
- O20Score from 2B on a single
- O21Tag from 3rd — ball caught, then go; freeze on line drives
- O22Tag from 2B on a fly
- O23Advance on WP/PB
- O24Ground ball reads with R1 (avoid the DP — slide into 2B legally)
- O25Two-out sprint — no station-to-station
Battery · Battery
Rules · Rules kids blow