Defensive Situations

Single to left field: bases empty

• Back up any throw to 2b

• Third baseman

• Cover 3rd base

• Centerfielder

• Run to back up leftfielder

• Pitcher

• Pursue ball, line up between LF & 2b

• Shortstop

• Cover second base

• 2nd Baseman

Single to right: bases empty

• Cover 2b

• First Base

• throw out runner or to cut off man

• Left Fielder

• Move toward infield back up throw or 3rd

• Shortstop

• Ready for throw from OF move inside base

• Right Fielder

• Pursue ball; line up between RF & 2b

• 2b

Single to left: runner on first, or runners on first & third. ​ (a)   : Back up SS & Cover 2b. ​ (b)   : Lineup between LF and 3rd base to receive cut off. ​ (c)   : Back up short & cover 3b. ​ (d)   : Follow flight of ball, back up 3b.

• First baseman
• Catcher
• Second baseman
• Shortstop
• Third baseman
• Pitcher

Single to center: runner on second, or runners on

first and second, or bases loaded.

​ (a)   : Cover home plate. ​ (b)   : Take the cut-off

position near the mound for a throw to

home plate. ​ (c)   : Field the hit, listen for the left or right fielder's instructions, throw to one of the cut-off men: the shortstop or the first baseman. ​ (d)   : Back up the home

plate. ​ (e)   : Take the cut-off position

for a throw to third base.

• Catcher
• First baseman
• Center fielder
• Pitcher
• Shortstop
• Second Baseman
• Right Fielder
• Left Fielder
• Third Baseman

Double, possible triple down the left field line: bases empty.

• ​ (a)   : Cover home plate

• ​ (b)   Make sure the batter

  touches first base; then trail the runner

  to second base

• ​ (c)   : Go to the trail

  position behind the shortstop. Stay near

  second base

• ​ (d)   : Take the cut-off position

  down the left field line

• ​ (e)   : Field the hit and make the

  cut-off throw to the shortstop

• Catcher
• Left fielder
• Second baseman
• First baseman:
• Shortstop
• Third Base
• Pitcher
• Center Field

Double, possible triple to the left center field gap: bases empty

a

b

c

d

Back up 3rd base

• Back up the center fielder

• Field the hit and make

  the cut-off throw

• Line up w/3b & fielder for cutoff throw

Double, possible triple down the right field line: bases empty

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g

h

i

e

d

c

b

a

Align w/cutoff man, act as backup

Line up with 3rd base and RF for cutoff

Back up Rightfielder

Back up 3rd base

Make sure runner touch 1b, Trail to 2b

Back up 3rd base or home

Cover 3rd base

Field hit, make cut off throw to 2b man

Cover home plate

Double, possible triple to the left center field gap: runners on base

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h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

Cover home plate

Cover 3rd base

Line up between Home & OF for cutoff

position behind SS, tell SS echo C

• Take cut-off

  spot for throw to home

Run to back up CF

Stand between 3b & home, back up throw

Back up any throw to 2b

Field ball make cut off throw to SS