minor fall tune up tournament, 14u. 5th inning, goes to ITB. Visiting team fails to score (had 2nd and 3rd no outs, next batter weak pop fly at edge of grass, no chance for tagging, then next batter hits rocket down 3B line, F5 catches and tags runner trying to get back to 3B to end half inning).
home team at bat, gets runners on 2nd and 3rd no outs.
I would have
-put F4 and G6 about 20 feet from HP a couple of feet inside each baseline
-put F3 and F5 behind their bags, about normal distance, maybe a step more, from the lines
-pulled in OF to edge of grass
thinking, medium to long fly ball, runner on 3B tags, game over. same for any ground ball that is not fielded cleanly in the IF (except runner can leave earlier). and bunt kills you as well (that is what ended the game, P struck out one batter, then next one bunted beautifully, runner was crossing home by time ball was picked up by fielders.
home team at bat, gets runners on 2nd and 3rd no outs.
I would have
-put F4 and G6 about 20 feet from HP a couple of feet inside each baseline
-put F3 and F5 behind their bags, about normal distance, maybe a step more, from the lines
-pulled in OF to edge of grass
thinking, medium to long fly ball, runner on 3B tags, game over. same for any ground ball that is not fielded cleanly in the IF (except runner can leave earlier). and bunt kills you as well (that is what ended the game, P struck out one batter, then next one bunted beautifully, runner was crossing home by time ball was picked up by fielders.