Fri May 17, 2013, 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
The red portions are incorrect for ASA
The proper award is home.
While it is true that once the runner touches an awarded base, she cannot return to touch a base missed or left too soon, it is false that she cannot do so the minute the ball goes dead. This is why umpires are instructed to wait until all obvious attempts of a runner to complete one's base running tasks before announcing an award. If this runner was already beginning to return when the umpire announces the award, she should not be ruled out on the appeal assuming she corrects any errors made in the prior play.
And, as usual, Bretman is correct, a coach cannot make this appeal.
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The RM ruling is about a base reached beyond the LTS base, not an awarded one. Does the "can't return" apply to that as well?
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