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Originally posted by chuck chopper
Let me mess things up a bit. If a play was being made on the runner coming from 3rd, and she headed straight for 2nd by mistake. Then she is out of the base line & out. Then there is no passing going on.
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There is no requirement that a runner be anywhere near the base line regardless of what the defense is doing (exception: 3' lane with a BR provides a safe haven from interference with the catch at 1st).
I think you meant base
path.
Here is the ASA definition of a base path:
A base path is a direct line between a base and the runner's position at the time a defensive player is attempting (or about to attempt) to tag a runner.
So, at the time of the tag attempt, the runner's base path was a direct line from her position to her forward base or to her retreating base.
If she makes a bee-line to 2nd, wouldn't that be her retreating base? Sure, she could be appealed out, but I still don't see a direct call of out. She's not swinging wide to avoid a tag (the purpose of the rule), she is retreating to the wrong base.