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Originally Posted by Manny A
Was wondering if the concept known as "last time by" in baseball circles also exists in softball, specifically in ASA. I'll explain by giving an example.
R1 on first, one out. Fly ball to right-center field, and R1, thinking there are two outs, takes off for second. She rounds second when she hears her third base coach yell at her to go back. R1 turns and heads back to first without retouching second.
F8 makes the catch, and comes up throwing to first. The throw eludes F3 as R1 slides back into the bag, and also gets by F2 backing up on the play. As the ball rattles around the backstop, R1 is able to pop up, and make it safely all the way to third base, touching the bag at second on the way.
Under most baseball rule sets that I'm aware of, an appeal of R1 for missing second on the way back to first would not be ruled an out, because the runner did touch second the last time he ran by it. R1 is essentially given credit for correcting his blunder by subsequently touching the missed base during the course of play.
How would this be ruled in ASA?
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My ruling is safe. Since the runner had touched second base legally after missing it, the appeal potential is removed. Had the ball not gotten away from the defense and she remainded at 1b, then the D can successfully appeal the missed base.
This is no different than a runner missing second base as she goes by, gets to 3b, realizes she missed it, goes back to second, touches second then goes back to third.