Suicide squeeze pitchout mechanics

The best way to defend the suicide squeeze is by pitching out. You have to guess right and call a pitchout. But, even if you guess right you have to know the proper defensive rotations after the pitchout is called.

The suicide squeeze is executed with a runner at 3B sprinting home when the pitcher commits to throwing home. This commitment begins when the pitcher reaches the point of no return. This occurs very late in the process of delivering the baseball.

When the runner at 3B begins his sprint home, the 3B follows the runner aggressively. He does this in case the ball is popped up and an out can be recorded on a poorly bunted ball. It is doubtful that that the 3B would have a play on a well bunted ball but the 3B's responsibility is to chase the ball.

Now, given the fact that a pitchout is called, you would hope that the ball would not be bunted. But, stranger things have happened and the batter is hoping to contact anything in the batters box. So, the 3B should go.

However, if the pitchout is successful, there needs to be someone at 3B. That's the role of the shortstop.

Proper pitchout mechanics of the suicide squeeze require the shortstop to rotate over to cover the 3B bag when the 3B leaves on suicide squeeze attempts.

How will the shortstop know that the squeeze is on and the pitchout is in fact given? Well, hopefully, he can see the catcher's signals that ask for a pitchout and then see when the batter squares to squeeze. Otherwise, it would be difficult for the shortstop to react to the pitchout and the squeeze without anticipating it.