There is one thing that you guys may be missing:
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Originally Posted by cloverdale
R1 on 3rd...B/R gets ball 4...R1 comes off 3rd...F2 starts to run her back...B/R rounds 1st and is 1/2 way to 2nd when F1 recieves the ball in circle...B/R stops...I kill it and at the same time F1 raises her hand as a fake attempt at B/R...
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How long was the B/R stopped before you killed the play?
The rule allows for the stop, but says she must immediately proceed to the next base or retreat to the previous base. The definition of "immediately" is umpire judgement. If the runner was still long enough that the umpire started to kill the play, but at the same time, F1 raised her arm to make a play on the B/R, I can agree with the enforcement of LBR.
If you (cloverdale) killed the play as soon as the B/R stopped, yeah, you were too quick. If you waited a reasonable amount of time (approx 2 seconds) and the B/R was still stopped with no action from F1, kill the play, call the B/R out, and put R1 back at third.