Rundown question

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Oh no... here comes the T word...

Let's hope you're wrong about that.

How about a list of times a runner may NOT return to the previous base?

1. when he has touched his advance base and the ball then becomes dead.
2. in order to confuse the defense....

Any others?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Let's hope you're wrong about that.

How about a list of times a runner may NOT return to the previous base?

1. when he has touched his advance base and the ball then becomes dead.
2. in order to confuse the defense....

Any others?

On 1) it's not prohibited --- it's just not recognized that he has returned. He's not out for trying to return --- he's just still out if it's appealled (and was a missed base, of course).

Only in 2 (avoiding the T word) is it expressly against the rules to return.

(If you mean return safely... I'd add in 3) when forced to leave the base to make room for subsequent runners due to B becoming BR)