High school
Hitting
All positions
Intermediate
Team Bunting Stations Drill (Sacrifice, Drag, Push, Squeeze)
Four-station competitive circuit that forces every player to execute sacrifice, drag, push and suicide-squeeze bunts under game-like scoring pressure.
- Equipment:
- Bat / tee
- Duration:
- About 20 min
- Setting:
- Indoor
- Players:
- Team
Coaching notes
Coach Trent Mongero’s team bunting circuit uses four stations with cones as targets; successful bunts score points and players rotate or sprint between stations.
Objectives
Build universal bunting competence across all four common bunt types and add competition/conditioning.
Coaching cues
Hands high in the zone; deaden the ball; angle the bat correctly for each type; hustle between stations.
Common errors
Bunting out of the zone; popping the ball up; failing to square or pivot correctly; lack of hustle.
Steps
- 1. Set four stations: home (squeeze), 1B (sacrifice), 2B (drag), 3B (push)
- 2. Pitchers throw quality strikes on coach command
- 3. Batter executes the assigned bunt through cones for a point
- 4. Sprint to next station after each attempt
- 5. Tally points and rotate until every player has done all four
Source:
Coach Trent Mongero / Winning Baseball
