Skill Set: Infield

Difficulty Level: Medium

Number of Athletes and Coaches: 2-3 athletes and 1 coach, or 4 athletes as partners

Average Time to Complete: 5 minutes

Equipment Required: Gloves, bat, bucket of baseballs, base

Goal: Flip ball underhanded on a line at a medium speed at the shortstop’s chest

Description of the Drill:

• Players are in the second baseman and shortstop positions
• Coach is near home plate, hits ground balls to the right of the 2 nd baseman
• 2nd baseman fields the ground ball moving towards 2nd base, and flips it underhanded to the shortstop
• 2nd baseman should underhand flip the ball on a line at a medium speed to the shortstop’s chest
• Shortstop covers 2nd base to receive the flip from the 2nd baseman
• Coach hits 10 ground balls to the 2nd baseman, and then the shortstop and 2nd baseman switch positions
• This can also be done with shortstops flipping to 3rd base