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Originally Posted by Stat-Man
NFHS, Girls Varsity
Bases Loaded, 1 out.
Batter hits an IF and it's called as such and caught by F4.
R1 is partly off first base and decides to retreate back to first.
Question: Since the IFR call removes the force (if I understand correctly), would the defense have to physically tag the runner returning to first base to get her out?
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If she comes off the base after the catch then she must be tagged.
If she was off before the catch, then a throw to 1B is probably an appeal for leaving early and only the base needs to be tagged.
WMB