Ignoble athlete?

• Potential tying run, perhaps
• One who's homeward bound
• One may be picked off
• One who wants to come home?
• One in scoring position, perhaps
• Perfect game spoiler
• One dashing to home plate
• One who's looking to score

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context baseball softball English) A player who is on base. 2 (context baseball softball English) By extension, a player who is trying to advance from base to base. n. 1 (context baseball softball English) A player who is on base. 2 (context baseball ...