Baseball IQ

Defense Situation: You are playing Right Field (RF). There are runners on first base and second base. There are 2 outs. The batter gets a base hit that gets past the second baseman and rolls out to you. You have no cut off man to cut your throw off. Where should you throw the ball to try to get a runner out?  

• First Base
• Second Base
• Third Base
• Home Plate

Defense Situation: You are playing Left Field (LF). There are no runners on base. There are 0 outs. The batter gets a base hit down the left field line that gets past the third baseman. You retrieve the ball. Who is your cut off man that you should throw the ball to? 

• Shortstop
• Third Baseman
• Pitcher
• Second Baseman

Defense Situation: You are playing Shortstop (SS). There is a runner on first base. There are 0 outs. The batter hits a solid ground ball to you. Where should you throw the ball to try to get the force runner out?

• Third Base
• First Base 
• Second Base 
• Home Plate

Defense Situation: You are playing Right Field (RF). There are no runners on base. There are 0 outs. The batter gets a base hit down the right field line that gets past the first baseman. You retrieve the ball. Who is your cut off man that you should throw the ball to? 

• Third Baseman
• Shortstop 
• Pitcher
• Second Baseman 

Offensive Situation: One out and you're a runner on 2nd Base, the batter hits a grounder towards the shortstop. What are you supposed to do?  

• Run back to 2nd Base
• Freeze and wait to see what the SS does
• Run towards 3rd base
• Freeze/Stop 

If the umpire blows a call and you are the player that suffers as a result, your best reaction is to...

• Throw a fit so everyone knows he missed the call.

• Take a deep breath, let it go, and engage in the next pitch like the bad call never happened.

• Say nothing, but behave like someone stole your bike.

• Argue with the umpire.

When running at 2nd base with less than 2 outs and no runner behind you at first (unforced react), the batter hits a fly ball to short right field. The 3rd base coach reminds you that your reaction should be "halfway." What does "halfway" mean?

• 45 feet since its 90 feet between the bases.

• As far as you can get off and get back safely if the ball is caught so it depends upon where the ball is hit.

• Just run the right fielder is bad.

• Stay on the bag, you are safe there. This ball will most likely be caught anyway.

Early in the game with 1 out; runners on 1st and 2nd base and a ball hit sharply to the pitcher. The pitcher should?

• Throw the ball to 3rd base

• Without hesitation get the ball to second base for the double play

• Throw the ball to 1st base

• Check the runner and throw the ball to 1st base

Nobody on base, ground ball hit to the right center field gap, fielded by Center fielder angled back toward outfield fence. Where should the fielder plan on throwing the ball.

• 1st base

• 2nd Base

• 3rd Base

• Home

You are the runner on 2nd base, 0 out. You have above average speed. Hard ground ball is hit to the shortstop who fields it behind the base path. What do you do?

You are the runner on 2nd base, 0 out. You have above average speed. Hard ground ball is hit to the shortstop who fields it behind the base path. What do you do?

• Run to 3rd as soon as you see the ball off the bat.

• Get back on 2nd base

• Try and get in front of the SS and be a distraction

• Hold in your secondary lead and run hard to 3rd as soon as the SS throws to 1B