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I had this play in an ASA game last year. Believe it or not, these were fairly high-level teams.
Abel on 2B, 1 out. Baker hits a deep fly to left-center. Abel mistakenly thinks there are 2 out and runs. As F8 gets a bead on the ball, the 3B coach informs Abel that there is only 1 out. Confused, Abel steps over 3B, takes a few steps toward home, and then, as F8 make the catch, remonstrates with the 3B coach for misleading him about the number of outs. F8 fires to 2B to get Abel, but the throw is in the dirt, bounces off F4, and rolls to F2. Abel, still assuming he's a dead duck, stands in the baseline and continues complaining to his coach. However, F2's throw to 2B sails into right center, and with the outfielders having run in, rolls to the fence. Abel now decides it's worth trying to return to 2B. He runs directly to 2B from his position part way down the 3B line. Abel not only makes it back to 2B, but with the defense moving slowly while arguing that Abel committed one violation or another, runs to 3B and stops there. The defense now tags Abel, while some players appeal that he missed 3B originally and others appeal that he missed 3B on his return. They also claim that Abel ran out of the baseline. What would you call?
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