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USSSA
First, let me note (many know this) that U-trip rules sometimes are vague and there are no POE and no case book to the best of my knowledge.
The technical answer to Greymule's is yes if the rule is applied literally, and that's unfortunate (as is the issue of the runner going back to 3rd).
I admit that -- in the initial example and in Greymules -- I would fudge and leave the runner at the prior base, a la ASA, and hope no one protests. It's clearly a "no harm, no foul" situation and I would leave the runner at the prior base in both situations. It's certainly a slippery slope to make those determinations (rule written poorly, so I'll interpret it in a way that makes sense), but that's what I would do.
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