[Tru_in_Blu]

I think it's more a matter of bad editing in the rule book. Rule 8-2 subsections A thru M and O detail those occasions that the BR would be declared out.

Subsection N does not carry forward the argument that "The BR is out when..."

That section does not seem to belong in this space. It's almost a stand alone listing of events that would warrant its own "section" somewhere in Rule 8.

The coach's daughter had the ASA rules app on her phone and when she searched for "double base" it brought her to rule 8-2. And that led to the discussion that the runner should not be out because the defense used only the colored portion of the bag.

I know I got the call right, but I'm having a hard time explaining why it's right to someone else without specific references.