Quiz #12
1. You are the shortstop and there are two outs and a runner on third. If you get a ground ball and see the runner trying to score, what should you do?
2. Why should an infielder charge a slow moving ground ball?
a. catch it quicker, less time for the batter to get to first.
b. the longer you wait, the greater the chance the ball will take a bad hop.
c. all the above
4. If you are the third baseman and a runner is coming into the bag, but you don't have the ball, should you block the bag to try and slow down the runner? Yes / No - Explain
5. Runner on second base, less than two outs. Fly ball is caught by the right fielder, but the runner at second took off for third before the catch. The runner is now trying to get back to second before the throw gets there - how can you get her out?
a. Tag her
b. Tag the base
c. Tag her or the base
6. Game winning run on third, two outs. Ground ball to second and is fielded cleanly. The second baseman sees the runner trying to score - should she throw home to get the runner before she scores?
True or False – Explain
What if the runner on third scored before she got the batter out at first, would the run count?
a. Yes
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