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1. coach was right. Nothing anywhere in the book (or interps) should lead you to an understanding that movement in any direction commits anyone to continue in that direction ... including movement toward the dugout. She can go 1 step shy of the dugout, and then realize she can run and head to first.
2. If you believe F1 had a play on the ball, this is simple interference - BR out. If you don't believe F1 had a play on the ball, BR is not out (although it is still technically a play where a runner interferes with a fielder while the ball is over fou ground (which does not have the penalty of an out) and the ball is immediately ruled foul, and thus dead ... even if the ball rolls fair after that, it cannot become a fair ball).
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