Short game: advance runner
without needing a single hit!
Quotes pulled from an article titled
by Becky at Softball Spot.
► Base Running
“Baserunners… need to be helped out by the 1st and 3rd base coaches.
“Being aggressive on the bases is always best. Every player should always run the bases like they aren’t going to stop until they reach home plate… only stop when the defense forces them to stop.
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| Wesley Wolverine freshman #17 P/ 1B Juli Neel (Haddon Township, NJ). |
“… the batter basically giving herself up in order to move up a runner on base.
“For this bunt, the batter needs to square around as soon as the pitcher starts her pitching motion… It will give away the intention of the hitter but that’s not important.
► Squeeze Bunt
“… performed when there is a runner on third ( with less than two outs)... The runner will be leaving 3rd base and sprinting for home as soon the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand, so the batter has to make contact and make sure the ball isn’t popped-up…
► Right-Handed Slap Bunt
“… the slap bunt is an attempt to allow everyone to be safe on the play… when the defense reacts… the batter takes the bat back, places her hands in position to slap the ball… past the moving infielders.
► Push Bunt
“… the best place to push the ball is to the right of the pitcher toward where the second baseman plays. This is because a pitcher will have a hard time moving to her right to make the play (it’s tough to react that fast) and the second baseman would’ve vacated her spot in order to cover 1st base.
► Drag Bunt
“… also known as the “sneaky bunt”. This is because the hitter hides her intention to bunt until the last second and then she deadens the ball with a bunt and tries to beat the throw to first base.”
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| Wesley Wolverine junior #8 OF Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE). |
