"Whichever way it takes you." is what I yell to the 3B in this situation.
Basically, my advice here is to remind the 3B that the ball will dictate decision making. The old adage "know where you're going with the ball before it is hit to you" doesn't actually work in this situation.
If the ball is hit directly at the amateur 3B, I think I would want the 3B to go to the bag to record the 1st out. Furthermore, the ball hit to the 3B's right would also invoke a tag of the bag. Now, what if the ball takes him to his left?
If the ball takes the 3B to the 2B bag, he should feed the 2B to start the double play that way.
The other ground ball option is the ball that brings the 3B in to field it. If the 3B must leave his position and charge the ball he should expect to fire across the diamond to 1B to record the out.
"Whichever way it takes you." seems to be a prudent reminder to the 3B as to where to go with the ball.
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