Aug 4, 20241 min read

THE FIRST BASEMEN

Lutheran Baseball has been very fortunate to have very good players at first base. This position is very important as this player is involved in so many plays. Certainly a first baseman needs to be able to catch a thrown ball, but there are many other plays that need to be made;

-Pop ups in fair and foul territories

-Fielding bunts

-Throwing to other bases

-Being a cut-off man

-Being able to move his feet to catch throws wide of first base or high

-Catching throws on bounce as some throws do not get to first base in the air

-Giving confidence to fellow infielders that he will catch their throws

Following are our first basemen in chronological order:

STEVE SNEAD

2005