Bunt with two strikes????

[Springtimeball]

Curious as to how much of this happens out there. There is a coach at a school in Louisville that never calls the bunt off or even tries to disguise it. We read it every time but he never stopped. What since does that make? By the way they fouled for strike 3 every time.

[Theoldguy]

Curious as to how much of this happens out there. There is a coach at a school in Louisville that never calls the bunt off or even tries to disguise it. We read it every time but he never stopped. What since does that make? By the way they fouled for strike 3 every time.

 

Have you ever seen Coach Krumps CovCath teams play? If you at first don't succeed then you better put it down on the 2nd attempt, or you will be trying to bunt on the 3rd attempt!

[Raiders Fan]

It really depends on the situation to me. How good is the kid at bunting? How many outs are there? Who's due up next if the bunt is successful? I guess my thought is that two strikes should not automatically negate the bunt and force it to be called off. I've seen some pretty good two strike bunts.

[rjs4470]

Curious as to how much of this happens out there. There is a coach at a school in Louisville that never calls the bunt off or even tries to disguise it. We read it every time but he never stopped. What since does that make? By the way they fouled for strike 3 every time.

 

I'm not a big fan of bunting period (I think it's way overused, and is rarely the best option as outs are precious), but if the situation calls for or if you believe a bunt is the right play, I see no harm in bunting with 2 strikes, especially if you have someone that is a good bunter, but isn't a sure hitter.

[akw4572]

How are you going to hit in one if you can't bunt in two? Get it down. Outs aren't near as precious in HS as they are in MLB. Lots of teams in HS flat out can't field. That's why I have zero problem with bunting in HS.

[Lawnboy13]

It really depends on the situation to me. How good is the kid at bunting? How many outs are there? Who's due up next if the bunt is successful? I guess my thought is that two strikes should not automatically negate the bunt and force it to be called off. I've seen some pretty good two strike bunts.

 

Especially when you consider not many are expecting it. Overall I agree with everything above.

[rjs4470]

How are you going to hit in one if you can't bunt in two? Get it down. Outs aren't near as precious in HS as they are in MLB. Lots of teams in HS flat out can't field. That's why I have zero problem with bunting in HS.

 

 

Easy......first I did say, I have no issues with two strike bunting, if the person can truly bunt. I've seen plenty of kids that for whatever reason struggle with bunting, and I'd much rather see them swing the bat. Being a bad bunter doesn't make you a bad hitter (and vice versa).

 

I would argue though that outs are more precious in high school....you only get 21 in a game...you get 27 in the bigs ;-). But yes, if the other team can't field, and if you've got guys that can bunt, absolutely, bunt away. And for what it's worth, I love the suicide squeeze.

[Springtimeball]

Curious as to how much of this happens out there. There is a coach at a school in Louisville that never calls the bunt off or even tries to disguise it. We read it every time but he never stopped. What since does that make? By the way they fouled for strike 3 every time.

I agree with most of whats said except I personally hate handicapping a good swing. There are definitely situations but if the coach does not even disguise the bunt through the entire count and never calls it off, it makes it pretty easy to junk the batter out.

[PAPA PIGSKIN]

No problem with bunting with 2 strikes. Kids have to come through when called on. Runners on first and second with nobody out, the kid has to get it down. Can't afford to get a double play or not get runners over in that situation.

[Oldtimebaseball84]

TOG will know for sure, but I think Krumps at CCH is 2 for 3 this year in execution with 2 strikes......

[uselessinfo]

Have an interesting twist on this. Bases loaded early in game one out full count. Runners were running and bunt was on (if it was a strike). Batter supposed to pull back and take walk if it was a ball. BTW the batter got the bunt down and two runs were plated with batter being retired at first.

[I4C]

Ive seen coach Krumps pull off the squeeze with a runner on 2nd. Runner steals 3rd on pitch and the batter lays down a bunt. Runner doesn't break stride and scores on the throw to 1st to get the batter. I found over the years that if you play for the big inning, you usually don't score but if you try to manufacture your runs then the big innings come. Different strokes for different folks.

[Hilltopper2005]

Coach Mac Whitaker and the Harrison County Thorobreds will bunt a lot with 2 strikes!

[Miller]

Ive seen coach Krumps pull off the squeeze with a runner on 2nd. Runner steals 3rd on pitch and the batter lays down a bunt. Runner doesn't break stride and scores on the throw to 1st to get the batter. I found over the years that if you play for the big inning, you usually don't score but if you try to manufacture your runs then the big innings come. Different strokes for different folks.

 

I saw a freshman team bunt with two strikes on Saturday. Newcath was trailing at Dixie and then took the lead on a double-squeeze and then followed that up with a two-strike squeeze.

[I4C]

I saw a freshman team bunt with two strikes on Saturday. Newcath was trailing at Dixie and then took the lead on a double-squeeze and then followed that up with a two-strike squeeze.

Played for the 1 or 2 run inning and scored 9 runs that in inning. Seen it a million times. NewCaths freshman are always well coached.