We played in a friendly this weekend and I saw the oddest stragety made by a coach. We get up to bat and I notice the Center fielder is behind 2nd base (litterally on the dirt). I figure ok my leadoff is a tiny lefty he is playing slap defense. Than my number 2 batter gets up center field is still there (ok, maybe he assumes I am bunting my lead of over .. which we successfully did). My 3 hole hitter gets up she is still there, cracks a fly ball to center (with a tyoically fielder it should have been a flyout but with their defense was a triple. Player still in the dirt for My clean up hitter cracks a line drive to left center to follow up with a triple of her own.
Next inning he pinches his left & right fielder in leaving a wide gap down the lines. My 3 hole hitter who was playing 3rd base asks the 3rd base coach during the game why his center fielder is playing there, responds its a stragety we use. She tells him it's not working this game I beat her over her head twice already. His response is yea I know but my big hitter is coming up first hopefully she can do some damage.
Neddless to say his center fielder played in that position the entire game, we beat her over her head 7 times (3 of them by my 3 hole hitter). Any one understand this stragety??
Next inning he pinches his left & right fielder in leaving a wide gap down the lines. My 3 hole hitter who was playing 3rd base asks the 3rd base coach during the game why his center fielder is playing there, responds its a stragety we use. She tells him it's not working this game I beat her over her head twice already. His response is yea I know but my big hitter is coming up first hopefully she can do some damage.
Neddless to say his center fielder played in that position the entire game, we beat her over her head 7 times (3 of them by my 3 hole hitter). Any one understand this stragety??