Then again, if he just connects with the ball and it doesn’t pass home plate he has a triple. The Catcher has no way to pick up the ball and throw it to first base, and if he tries to bowl it, he’ll have to align the ball with his hand to pick it up and pitch it. By that time my grandmother could travel 90 feet. While the ball is coming to first, and the first baseman is trying to maneuver around the runner, and pick up the ball, he should be half-way to second if he is an average runner, or half-way to third if he’s really fast.
Then again, if he just connects with the ball and it doesn’t pass home plate he has a triple. The Catcher has no way to pick up the ball and throw it to first base, and if he tries to bowl it, he’ll have to align the ball with his hand to pick it up and pitch it. By that time my grandmother could travel 90 feet. While the ball is coming to first, and the first baseman is trying to maneuver around the runner, and pick up the ball, he should be half-way to second if he is an average runner, or half-way to third if he’s really fast.