There seems to be enough to say about this if we just stick to softball.
Again, what is so hard about this from Steve above and as the rules read?
" If one must touch first, second, third, then
return order must third, second, first. If one must retreat to first and misses second, the only way to remedy would be to go back to
touch second, AND THEN go back to first again; only after
retouching ALL in the proper order could one again advance to second and be safe there."