BR retreats towards home plate. Legal?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Justme561

Why would the BR retreat all the way to home?

Rule 8 SECTION 1.
b. A base runner having acquired legal title to a base cannot run bases in reverse order to either confuse the fielders or make a travesty of the game. A runner violating this rule is out.

Okay I gave you an answer.... so tell me the truth, this wasn't a serious question was it?

You gave an irrelevant answer. What does avoiding a tag have to do with making a travesty of the game. I wish people would just ignore this rule - it NEVER happens, and umpires misuse this rule every time they trot it out.

A BR might be retreating to prevent a quick tag and allow other runners to advance. Illegal in some softball codes. Legal in most baseball. Admit I'm not positive on NCAA, but suspect it's legal.