huh?
Why would you have a double steal on with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs..?? Everyone in the park including Grandma in the concession stand knows to throw it up in the zone, to hopefully get a pop up....
Why would you have the runners moving without seeing the ball down?
I really dont think players can ever reach that point. Its just not that simple. There are times when anyone knows you can bunt, esp if the opposing team doesnt defend it well. But that doesnt mean you should. Not everyone bunts as well as the best one on the team. How many girls can objectively evaluate their own ability to lay down a bunt when called to do so against a given pitcher?
No outs, runners on 1B & 2B, double steal on, bunt called. If batter pops the bunt up, it will be a triple play against a good team. Can a girl decide if she is likely to lay it down properly against what the pitcher is throwing? Assess her own performance bunting recently?
Bunts are also called for many other reasons, when the defense least expects it and the batter has been struggling that day, also to help a struggling player get confidence at the plate by giving them some contact in a game, or even to make certain less proficient players practice it in non-critical situations, or just to evaluate how well an opposing team defends it so you can decide if you should use it later when you face them again. Its not always about the current game, you have to look forward a bit sometimes. Sometimes you dont want to show certain opponents your close game at all , or even use it at a tournament they are also at and could be watching, you dont want them to be prepared for it when it counts at state or national level. There can be many factors to consider, none of which a young girl is remotely aware of.
The goal is always to win, and there can be much more to it than seems at first glance. It is far from being determined exclusively by the talents of the girls on the field.
Why would you have a double steal on with runners on 1st and 2nd and no outs..?? Everyone in the park including Grandma in the concession stand knows to throw it up in the zone, to hopefully get a pop up....
Why would you have the runners moving without seeing the ball down?