The possible LBR that I didnt call.

[jmaellis]

I wonder if F4 or F6 tried to fake her out by telling her that it was a foul ball.

[DTQ_Blue]

You said the ball was returned to F1 but didn't say when she actually took the ball into the circle in relation to the runner's retreat. I say this because often, F1 comes forward of the circle to take the return throw from F2 and the runner is not bound by LBR rule until F1 is back in the circle (both feet).

If the runner was stopped at 2B when F1 had ball in circle an then retreated she's out. If the runner started her retreat (even if she had stopped at 2B), before F1 returned to the circle, she's legal.

BU should watch runners until the ball is back into the circle, then PU should be watching the runners as you return to your position.

Sounds like your runner may have stole 2B and 1B on the same pitch.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue

Sounds like your runner may have stole 2B and 1B on the same pitch.

Yep, she stole 2 bases

[kyleflan]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Yep, she stole 2 bases

Sounds like she's just trying to show off to me!

[wadeintothem]

I wish I thought quicker, I would have asked the coach if she gets credit for stealing 2 bases.

[jmkupka]

If she did touch 2b, and there was no foul ball, does this not fall into the realm of "making a travesty of the game" by stealing 1B?
It would be the first time I've seen this rule applied.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by jmkupka

..."making a travesty of the game"....

What do you think of when you think "travesty" and what would a player be doing?

Running the bases in reverse is NOT illegal, and is done all the time... in a rundown, returning to touch a base left too soon or a base missed, returning because the base needs to be available for the runner ahead who is returning for some reason, etc.

What I visualize a player is doing when "making a travesty of the game" is some kind of mocking behavior or other behavior not related to playing the game.


Rule 8-3-D says

D. A runner shall not run bases in reverse order to confuse the fielders nor to make a travesty of the game.
EFFECT: The ball is dead and the runner is out.

It is not the running of the bases in reverse that is illegal, it is the REASON the bases are run in reverse that is illegal.