This play is designed for high school baseball and up. It is an offensive play designed for teams that have a fairly strong armed catcher. Most defensive teams at levels below high school don't have the arm strength to throw a runner out at 3B, so they don't need to use a gimmick offensive play to steal 2B. Nonetheless, here is the play.
The runner at 3B bluffs a suicide squeeze. He simply runs down the line as the ball is being thrown, hits the breaks and retreats. The batter squares to bunt like the suicide is on and pulls back at the last second. The catcher thinking that he might have a play at 3B looks at 3B only to find the runner retreating. The man on 1st has just stolen 2B.
It is not a very aggressive 1st and 3rd play as the more aggressive plays allow a runner to score. However, if you are unaware of a defensive teams intentions and would like to eliminate a double play possibility this play exists for you to take advantage of it.
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