Live Batting Practice, Bunting, & Baserunning

Explanation: Establish three groups of five or more players in each. During live BP group 1 will hit and run bases, group 2 will bunt in the batting cage and group 3 will shag balls. Groups will rotate when the hitting group finishes. Group 1 consists of a hitter, an on-deck hitter and three base runners. Runners are protected by screens at each base. Runners take their lead, read the ball off the bat and react. Group 2 will be bunting in the cage, working on sacrifice bunts, squeeze bunts an drag bunts. Group 3 should be shagging.

First Base runner: a) on aground ball, run & slide; b) on a line drive freeze and get back; c) on a deep fly ball go as close to second base as you can and sprint back to first; d) on a base hit, run and make a good turn at second base.

Second base runner: a) a ground ball in front must go through the infield to advance; b) runner advances on contact when a ground ball is hit to the right side; c) runner freezes on a line drive and gets back; d) runner tags up and advances on a fly ball deep to right center or right field.

Third base runner: a) runner will go on contact if a ground ball; b) runner goes if ground ball gets through the infield; c) runner goes back to third base on any fly ball; d) runner tags up if deep fly ball.