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Originally Posted by Illini_Ref
Case 8.2.2 Situation E
RULING: Since the runner has initiated action to return, the defense must tag him unless it is a force play, in which case all they would need to do is touch the base with the ball.
Wouldn't my above post constitute a force play?
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Not as I read it. In your play, R1 has passed 2B, thus removing the force. He must be tagged off the base to record an out. With a runner scrambling back to the base, the defense must tag the runner.
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Last edited by mbyron; Mon May 12, 2008 at 06:47am.
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