Animated baseball plays
Category
Name
10-Sep-2020
Defense
Playname: Single lf (throw home)
1
Single to Left Field With A Man On Second Base

Responsibilities:
•
Pitcher backs up home plate
• Catcher covers home plate
• Catcher lines up third baseman
• Catcher calls YELLS "CUT" and tells the third baseman where to throw the ball.
• 1B covers 1st base.
• 2B covers 2nd base.
• SS goes after ball and then becomes cut off man for second base.
• 3B becomes cut off man for throw to home plate.
• LF fields the ball and throws the ball home low enough for the third baseman to cut it off.
• CF backs up the LF
• RF backs up 2nd base.

Options:
•
A.  Let the throw go through to the plate.
• B.  Cut the throw if it is off line or too late to throw the runner out at the plate.  Throw to second to get the runner.
2
Single to Left Field With A Man On Second Base

Responsibilities:
• Pitcher backs up home plate

• Catcher covers home plate
• Catcher lines up third baseman
• Catcher calls YELLS "CUT" and tells the third baseman where to throw the ball.
• 1B covers 1st base.
• 2B covers 2nd base.
• SS goes after ball and then becomes cut off man for second base.
• 3B becomes cut off man for throw to home plate.
• LF fields the ball and throws the ball home low enough for the third baseman to cut it off.
• CF backs up the LF
•
RF backs up 2nd base.

Options:
•
Let the throw go through to the plate.
• Cut the throw if it is off line or too late to throw the runner out at the plate.  Throw to second to get the runner.
3
Single to Left Field With A Man On Second Base

Responsibilities:
•
Pitcher backs up home plate
• Catcher covers home plate
• Catcher lines up third baseman
•
Catcher calls YELLS "CUT" and tells the third baseman where to throw the ball.
• 1B covers 1st base.
• 2B covers 2nd base.
• SS goes after ball and then becomes cut off man for second base.
•
3B becomes cut off man for throw to home plate.
•
LF fields the ball and throws the ball home low enough for the third baseman to cut it off.
•
CF backs up the LF
• RF backs up 2nd base.

Options:
• Let the throw go through to the plate.

• Cut the throw if it is off line or too late to throw the runner out at the plate.  Throw to second to get the runner.
4
Single to Left Field With A Man On Second Base

Responsibilities:
•
Pitcher backs up home plate
• Catcher covers home plate
• Catcher lines up third baseman
•
Catcher calls YELLS "CUT" and tells the third baseman where to throw the ball.
•
1B covers 1st base.
• 2B covers 2nd base.
• SS goes after ball and then becomes cut off man for second base.
•
3B becomes cut off man for throw to home plate.
•
LF fields the ball and throws the ball home low enough for the third baseman to cut it off.
•
CF backs up the LF
• RF backs up 2nd base.

Options:
•
Let the throw go through to the plate.
• Cut the throw if it is off line or too late to throw the runner out at the plate.  Throw to second to get the runner.
Play submitted by: Chris Dulavitch
Sub categories: Fielding, Game situation

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