coachjwb
Love this game!
With that limited amount of info, I would bat them ...
Teresa
Ally
Sophia
Delaney
Holly
Lexie
KT
Red
Claire
Jessica
Teresa
Ally
Sophia
Delaney
Holly
Lexie
KT
Red
Claire
Jessica
So it's just a question of how we construct our lineups, or possibly which metric we use to determine which player meets our perceived needs within the lineup. But the worst case is nobody on, 2 outs lol!
Below is my MS team from this past season, not in lineup order. What does your lineup look like given these players?
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With that limited amount of info, I would bat them ...
Teresa
Ally
Sophia
Delaney
Holly
Lexie
KT
Red
Claire
Jessica
I am not going to read all the replies, there seemed to be some math involved.
Why would the 2nd place hitter be dictated by the 1st inning and the assumption that the leadoff hitter will get a single or walk?
I think JAD and I kind of migrated the discussion a bit to the technical side lol!
I'd like to see this explored and researched. I'm not disagreeing w/ you. But not enough information. A closer look might show the time-honored tradition of automatic bunt here is not that smart.
Note Buckeye's NCAA stats that show that a runner at 2nd w/ 0 outs yields more runs per inning (1.49) than runner at 3rd w/ 1 out (1.17). However, you might be a little less likely to score 1 run. In other words, no bunt means you're more likely to get 2, but also more likely to get 0. The bunt is safer to get 1.
My gut tells me that the bunt should be used in the ITB only when you feel that runs are hard to come by. I'd say it's overused at 14U and below.