The Six Benefits of Bunting in Baseball Games

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The Six Benefits of Bunting in Baseball Games
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For most hitters, getting the bunt signal is pure
torture. They simply cant understand why the
coach wants them to lay down a bunt and waste
their hitting talents when the next pitch could
be the one that they hit deep.
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But if youve ever looked at the statistics of
scoring runs, you know that bunting is an
essential skill practiced and used abundantly by
winning teams. If you have any doubts about the
benefits of bunting, take a look at these
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1. Bunting can disturb a pitchers rhythm. Have
you ever been in a game where a pitcher looked
like he was in a zone? He may have been
striking out batters left and right and no one
was having any success against him.
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Well, bunting can interrupt a pitchers mental
state by making him have to also concentrate on
fielding. Often this small interruption can
trigger negative results in pitchers such as a
loss in control. Simple, but effective.
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2. Bunting can be used to get out of a hitting
slump. Slumps happen to the best hitters in the
game. But the length of the slump can be
drastically reduced by bunting. Any single hit
(even a bunt) is often enough to restore
confidence and break a slump.
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3. Bunting can force a defense to shift their
position. When an opposing defense knows that
they are facing a team of good bunters, they are
forced to play in different positions.
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The third and first basemen play up and the
middle infielders step up to cover bases. As
their positions are changed, this creates more
holes for hits to find their way through the
infield.
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4. Bunting can increase your batting average (a
lot). The difference between hitting .200 and.
300 is a single hit in every 10 at-bats. If a
third baseman is playing back, there is no reason
not to make him pay. Drop it down and enjoy the
gift that he gave you.
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5. Bunting can promote teamwork. Baseball is
much more of an individualized sport than many
other team sports. Many batters approach the
plate just thinking about getting a hit rather
than trying to get on base or moving a runner
over. Bunting can be used to make a team start
thinking as a unit with the common goal of
scoring runs.
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6. Bunting can be used to move runners and score
runs. Statistics have shown that a baserunner is
58 more likely to score from 2nd base than 1st
base and 26 more likely to score from 3rd base
than 2nd base. Use this statistic in your favor
and score more runs.
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So use the six benefits of bunting to your
advantage to win more games!
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