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Originally Posted by marvin

Those who have answered to this point have conveniently ignored the other aspects that could arise from this play.

Can a runner who leaves third early on a caught fly ball return to third after touching home? What would that runner need to do in order to return to third legally? When does the right to return to third end?

Would a runner who thought she left second base early (but did not), rounded third and then returned to second (legally retouching third on the way back) be put back at third by the umpire?

Without digging out the book - a runner who has scored who hasnt entered db terriroty must be given the opportinity to complete their running responsibilities - so they could return to 3rd. ASA 5-5 advises when there is a score.

The two rules are not mutually exclusive, they may stand alone.

Errantly returning to 2nd base from 3rd base does not include the "score" factor, so that would be a nonissue.

The only question really is the one you you need to answer: by what rule could you remove a score? She scored, its in the books. How can you justify removing it by rule?