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Originally posted by MartyG
Thanks for the comments. You are making me feel good about getting a handle on things.
So, When no play is made by the pitcher and the baserunner on third steps off the base, or makes a second stop going back to third, she is out. The batter-runner touches first base, heads for second base, will have to stop and go back to first base?
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Well, here you threw in a little wrinkle - the BR.
Speaking ASA, the lookback rule is not in effect while the BR is progressing to 1st base. The other runners on base may legally remain off their bases, even if the pitcher has the ball in the circle, until the BR reaches 1st.
As soon as the BR reaches 1st (and F1 has the ball in the circle), if R1 has taken a lead off third (for example) she must decide immediately whether to attempt home or whether to retreat back to 3rd. If she lollygags around off base, she is out on a lookback violation, the ball is immediately dead. The BR will most likely be placed back on 1st, but
may be placed on second if she was in the process of attempting second, and was judged to be more that half way at the time the ball was declared dead. Other runners who may also have been on base will be placed accordingly.