I saw what I believe were two unusual intentional trick plays by one team and another that we see all the time in the ASC D3 conference tourney this weekend.
The first one was your typical R on 3, Batter walks and continues to 2nd base after reaching 1st. 2 outs tied game. Pitcher attempts to get the runner going to 2nd but does not and runner at 3 trots home for the eventual win. ETBU wins
The other two were I hadn't seen and thought were rare but someone posted a similar play on FB today. Pitcher goes into her wind up ball goes backward towards SS, SS happens to be right there and gets the ball and tags the runner.
The next situation. Same pitcher(in the running for POY). Winning runner on 3rd, 2 outs. Coach calls time out and has a circle conference. Very next pitch, she throws it very high and outside and hits the backstop. Runner from 3rd breaks for home. Catcher seemed like she was ready for this pitch and was breaking for the fence. Tosses to P and gets the runner out. They celebrate like they planned it the whole time. Belhaven wins. Very Risky but pulled it out. They go on to win the Tourney. These two teams will face each other again this week. That pitcher threw over 400 pitches!
The first one was your typical R on 3, Batter walks and continues to 2nd base after reaching 1st. 2 outs tied game. Pitcher attempts to get the runner going to 2nd but does not and runner at 3 trots home for the eventual win. ETBU wins
The other two were I hadn't seen and thought were rare but someone posted a similar play on FB today. Pitcher goes into her wind up ball goes backward towards SS, SS happens to be right there and gets the ball and tags the runner.
The next situation. Same pitcher(in the running for POY). Winning runner on 3rd, 2 outs. Coach calls time out and has a circle conference. Very next pitch, she throws it very high and outside and hits the backstop. Runner from 3rd breaks for home. Catcher seemed like she was ready for this pitch and was breaking for the fence. Tosses to P and gets the runner out. They celebrate like they planned it the whole time. Belhaven wins. Very Risky but pulled it out. They go on to win the Tourney. These two teams will face each other again this week. That pitcher threw over 400 pitches!