Even if (not only if) I separate the three debates going on in this topic, I'm lost.
In NFHS, once the ball becomes dead unintentionally, no runner can return past a base, even if it was missed.
In ASA, once the ball becomes dead, a runner can return past a base.
Apparently, both apply regardless of whether the bases are awarded or earned.
Did I over-simplify too much and get something wrong?
Is the justification for the NFHS version that nothing can happen to change a runner's position during a dead ball except an after-the-fact award?
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