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Sam,
If R1 obviously abandoned her attempt to reach the next base, and begins heading to her dugout, then you may declare her out for the act of abandonment.
See FED 8-4-2r, USSSA 9.13.Q.
If the runner had passed beyond second base, and then began to return toward first, and had not retouched 2nd on the return, you could recognize the defensive appeal of touching 2nd while holding the ball as a missed base appeal. After the BR was put out, R1 could return and the force would have been removed,if she properly retouched, unless you ruled that she was running bases in reverse to confuse opponents or to make a travesty of the game,(FED 8-4-2q, USSSA 9.13.P.)
The moral of the story is if the offense thinks there are 3 outs,you don't want to dissapoint them. You can't make any money calling safes and balls!!! (big G)
Now, if you want to throw a monkey in the works, what would you do if the reason R1 abandoned her baserunning was that the defensive team began leaving the infield thinking that they had recorded 3 outs?
Roger Greene,
Member UT
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