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Originally Posted by josephrt1
the USA/ASA rule 8.2.H says "when a batter runner steps back towards home plate to avoid or delay a tag by a fielder."
There is nothing in here that says once she reaches 1st base this rule disappears. If she reaches 1st but steps back and is now between 1st and home and then tries to avoid a tag by stepping back (more) I think the rule still supports calling an out for batter-runner interference; she's stepping back towards home plate to avoid or delay a tag by a fielder. She is out.
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The definition of "Batter Runner" in Section 1 states that a player is a BR when she completes her at-bat but has not been put out or "reached first base". This player did reach first, so her status as a BR is over.
So, does she reestablish herself as a BR when she retreats toward home, and makes herself viable for an interference call when she steps back to avoid a tag? I don't think there's any rule or interpretation that supports an argument either way. The closest would be the one that says a runner who makes it safely to a forced base but then retreats for any reason reinstates herself as a forced runner, so maybe that's justification for treating this player as a BR should she retreat back toward home.
Hmmm, interesting.
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
I cannot help myself, I have to say something about this.
How can anyone even think of a rundown between home and first base?
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Two words: Rec Ball