C'mon, WMB,...
Wouldn't everyone expect the sentence structure and grammar of a book published by a high school organization to be better than a book published by a bunch of Hooters patrons?
The ASA book needs a good editor, true. But you do know how to start a nice discussion! Let me paraphrase your last paragraph...
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The following question is possibly going to offend ASA devotees, but here goes. Did the ASA and NFHS technocrats get it right when they wrote the NFHS version; and did ASA just forget in the drive home? OR did ASA just screw it up?
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Gosh, I can't imagine why anyone would take offense at that!
There was a bit of a discussion on the ASA wording of this rule awhile back, when the change was published. Of course, if search was working maybe someone could actually find the thread! But, I digress...
"Next awarded base" is the awarded base that the runner advances to next after the award is made.
The umpire can inadvertently "trap" a runner by prematurely announcing the award.
Example: runner is between 1B and 2B at the TOT, but is running full speed. Ball is overthrown and goes out of play. If the umpire calls DEAD BALL - RUNNER TO THIRD while the runner is still running, and the runner touches 2nd before stopping, the runner is now trapped and cannot return to retouch.
The umpire must wait until the runner has completed whatever baserunning s/he is going to do before announcing the award. After the award is announced, the meaning of "next awarded base" becomes obvious.