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Old Wed Oct 04, 2006, 08:17pm
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Thanks, I appreciate BOTH answers :-).

I have seen this called both ways (BR returning to 1B in fair territory and getting tagged being called both safe and out), and most teams I have been involved in (rec) teach the girls to turn right and return to 1B in foul territory. Maybe that is an attempt to make it clear to the umpire that they are not attempting to advance, or maybe they are just under the same misunderstanding that if they are in fair territory they are "fair game" so to speak. Maybe when I have seen the BR called out when returning to 1B the umpire placed the burden of showing "returning directly" heavily on the BR so as not to give her the opportunity to sort of meander back in the direction of 1B protected, while trying to retain the option of advancing at the last second if things changed (?)

Probably the best umping I have seen in this situation (now that it is clear to me) was the runner returning to 1B in fair territory, F3 tagging her and the ump signalling "safe" and verbalizing "no she didn't" (or something like that).

Dakota, whan you say, "No try, still protected; try, no longer protected; no matter which direction the BR turns, no matter if in fair or foul territory." does that mean that a BR who overruns 1B and turns right but then attempts to advance to 2B can be tagged out while still in foul territory (probably not a likely scenario, but in 10U rec ball anything is possible!)? 8-7-H certainly seems to say so, since it does not add "while in fair territory" or anything to the end of the sentence.

BTW, Dakota, thank you so much for citing the applicable rule.
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