In baseball and softball, all nine fielders have defined responsibilities and need to move on every play.
Double or triple into the right center gap with runners on base, the play goes to home.
Play:
| Situation: | Runners on base |
| Offense: | Double or triple into the right center gap |
| Defense: | Play goes to home |
Player Responsibilities:
| Pitcher: | Backup home |
| Catcher: | Cover home |
| 1st base: | Check that the runner touches first base and moves towards the top of the pitching mound to be the second cut off to home. |
| 2nd base: | Moves into outfield to cutoff throw to home |
| 3rd base: | Cover third base |
| Shortstop: | Cover second base and check that the runner touches second base |
| Left: | Back up the throw to second or third base |
| Center: | Fields the ball and throws home (or cutoff, if the ball is hit deep) (see Note 2) |
| Right: | Fields the ball and throws home (or cutoff, if the ball is hit deep) (see Note 2) |
| Note 1: | The throw to the cutoff man only if necessary, otherwise throw directly to home. |
| Note 2: | The center fielder should field any ball that he can get and the right fielder backs up the center fielder. If the center fielder can not get to the ball earlier or at the same time as the right fielder, then the right fielder should field the ball and the center fielder backs up the right fielder. |
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