The Bunt - Keep Playing Baseball

The Bunt - Keep Playing Baseball

The Situation: Runner on second, no outs, 8th inning, the offense is down by one run. The Play: The hitter knows that he has to get a bunt down. He has to make sure that the runner advances to third base. As the pitcher comes set, the first baseman starts to crash from the right side. The third baseman stays deep. The pitcher fires a fastball on the outside part of the plate. The hitter lunges across the plate and puts down a bunt to the right s…