Situaion: Runner on third,no outs, batter reaches first and continues to second for the uncontested freebie.
Some say to make a play on the runner only if 2 outs, to get out of the inning. Our 12u team is weighing making the play with zero outs and maybe even one. Short of teaching the" look back 3 and throw to F4 in the basepath for a tag and then play at the plate" play, what are your thoughts on trading one run for an out?
Our logic is that with zero outs, that run scoring is almost a statistical certainty. (Talking 11's playing 12u here). It seems like trading a run for an out in this situation would be a way to stay in the game and avoid the dreaded big inning (we play on a clock...65-75 minute games).
Compared to 2 RISP with zero outs, I really like having one out and bases empty and I'm optimistic we can generally get that run back. More info: Our pitchers do not dominate, but our hitters don't get shutout. Team is aggressive offensively. We have yet to see the 1-0 pitcher duels at this age, and final scores are often 5-2 (+/-).
We start playing soon and honestly the team has bigger fish to fry than to spend practice time on the double tag play...at least for now. Not trying to be lazy, but need the time for other fundamentals right now. We can work the DP later, but for now I'm thinking we need the outs, and we need to contest the free base. These kids CAN execute a pickle at >90%, so should they?
VW
Some say to make a play on the runner only if 2 outs, to get out of the inning. Our 12u team is weighing making the play with zero outs and maybe even one. Short of teaching the" look back 3 and throw to F4 in the basepath for a tag and then play at the plate" play, what are your thoughts on trading one run for an out?
Our logic is that with zero outs, that run scoring is almost a statistical certainty. (Talking 11's playing 12u here). It seems like trading a run for an out in this situation would be a way to stay in the game and avoid the dreaded big inning (we play on a clock...65-75 minute games).
Compared to 2 RISP with zero outs, I really like having one out and bases empty and I'm optimistic we can generally get that run back. More info: Our pitchers do not dominate, but our hitters don't get shutout. Team is aggressive offensively. We have yet to see the 1-0 pitcher duels at this age, and final scores are often 5-2 (+/-).
We start playing soon and honestly the team has bigger fish to fry than to spend practice time on the double tag play...at least for now. Not trying to be lazy, but need the time for other fundamentals right now. We can work the DP later, but for now I'm thinking we need the outs, and we need to contest the free base. These kids CAN execute a pickle at >90%, so should they?
VW