[greymule]

These appeared on the softball board, and I wonder how OBR would rule:

Play A: Abel on 3B, Baker on 2B, Charles on 1B, 1 out. Daniels hits a high liner to right-center. Abel tags up, Baker and Charles take off. Baker passes Abel. Charles rounds 2B. F9 dives and traps the ball. Abel tags up and scores. Then Charles, thinking the ball has been caught, retraces his steps in an attempt to return to 1B. But halfway back to 1B, he sees Daniels standing on the bag. Charles turns around and runs toward 2B but is tagged out before he gets there.

(The original had Baker missing 2B as he advanced, but I've omitted that red herring.)

How would you rule on this play? (Does the run score?)

Here's another to test the same theory:

Play B: Abel on 3B, Baker on 2B, Charles on 1B, 2 out. Daniels gets a hit on a roller that F2 fields up the 1B line. Abel scores, and everyone moves up a base. Baker leaves 3B and retreats toward 2B to pick up his hat, though time was not called. F2 throws to F5, who tags Baker before he can get back to 3B.

Would you score Abel's run?