Ok I'll venture the home team and the 10% difference comes from the confidence the players get and the more concrete strategy that the coach can employ to get the 1 or 2 runs needed.
What is this Kamikaze tie breaker? 1 pitch swing bases loaded?
Steve, is anyone using the Kamikaze tie breaker?
I've only seen it used once, after 3 innings of international rules.
I'm no expert, but I'll take a gander on this one. I feel defense wins championships. In my opinion, (at the level I coach) I feel the visiting team has an advantage because they can learn from any mistakes the home team makes in the field. Also, I'm not sure how many offensive strategies there are for this situation and the home team may not want to copy what the visiting team does on offense, knowing they showed the visting team how to defend it.
BOTH TEAMS START OUT WITH A RUNNER ON 2ND BASE, AND BOTH TEAMS TYPICALLY BUNT TO CREATE A FORCE OUT AT 3B.
Who should be more concerned? That is your hint!
I am assuming you mean that both teams intentionally walk to create a force at third. IMO I think the visitor is in the drivers seat. They will always know what defensive strategy is required to win or extend the game. If they don't score in the top of the inning, the entire defensive strategy is preventing 1 run, if they score two or more then you don't intentionally walk the first batter and can ignore the lead runner. The home team only gets surety on what there offensive stategy should be. IMO it's easier to implement and execute defensive strategy than offensive so that is why the visitor has the advantage.
I'm guessing that a runner was walkied to set up the force at 3rd and then the runners advanced on a successful bunt, thus leaving runners at 2nd and 3rd with 1 out. Using the same logic, they should then walk the bases loaded to set up a force at home (and/or possible double play scenario).
I guess that would be one strategy but I think I'd go after the first batter. If I get her w/o the runner advancing to 3rd I can play the rest of the inning straight up with a runner on 2nd and 1 out. If she gets down a good bunt to gets the runner to 3rd I can then walk the next 2 batters to setup the force at home.