re: Running on contact from third base

This is not just a CPM practice. It's universally done this way through out baseball. As one noted, it all comes down to numbers/percentages, and CPM does use the percentages in every decision he makes. Too, he also knows his runners better than anyone. As Kyle Peterson has said every game he's broadcast lately, when it comes to running the bases, LSU is all about continually applying pressure on the other team to make a play.