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Originally Posted by youngump
I don't think an attempt is relevant. They didn't overrun the base, they fell off of it.
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Really? Define "overrun"? Where does the book say the runner must run through the base? Where does it state a runner must remain on their feet? The runner can do cartwheels, somersaults and back flips after touching 1B if they want as long as the umpire doesn't judge she made an attempt to advance.
The ONLY way this runner is called out is if the runner literally stopped while in contact with the base and then, in a completely separate action unaffected and unrelated to those attaining 1B, the player loses contact with the base and then is tagged with the ball while off base.
Call it however you want, but the correct call is nothing without the runner making an attempt toward 2b.