Rundown
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A rundown can be escaped if a fielder makes an error, the runner gets around the fielder with the ball without running out of the baseline, a fielder throws the ball elsewhere (e.g., toward home plate if another runner is trying to score), or the runner manages to get by the fielder without the ball while there is no other fielder to cover the runner's destination base.
Intentional rundown
It is possible for a runner on one of the other bases to create an intentional rundown to allow a runner on third to score.[1]
Drilling
Teams and players do practice for this situation in drills in practice or warmups.[2]
Strategy
There are a variety of strategies for how the defense will deal with trying to get a runner out who has been caught in a pickle. Different teams, players, and coaches will follow different strategies.[3]
References
- ^ "High School Baseball; Intentional pickle to score a run". www.theoleballgame.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Baseball Pickle: How to Play Rundown or Hotbox". www.baseballmonkey.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Baseball Rundowns". www.theoleballgame.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.