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This play is not a violation of NCAA 5-3 because the BR did nothing to interfere or impede the defense, The defense threw the ball away all by themselves. The BR did not touch the ball or a defensive player.
What we have is a simple problem with the defense not knowing what the game situation is and doing something stupid. The umpire cannot fix stupid and shouldn't try to, either! As Tim C. said, retired runners do not have to disappear and the defense needs to stay awake. By the way, we have this discussion every year and every year we get people trying to fix stupid.
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Ozzy
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