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I have posted this quetion before. My UIC swears that if a runner between 1st and 2nd base back pedals toward 1st after breaking toward 2nd to avoid being tagged out by the 2nd baseman, he is out for going in reverse order. I cannot find anything in the ASA book about this, other than running bases in reverse order. Does this rule apply to this situation? If not, is there a rule that prohibits a runner from running back toward the base that he last legaly touched when forced by the batter/runner. I do relize that the batter/runner may not retreat toward home plate to avoid a tag but I just can't find anything about a runner that is forced by the batter/runner. Please help me. I don't want to show up my UIC, but I want to make the correct call if it happens again.
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