Overrunning 1st base

[Dakota]

Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
I personally tend to help the DEFENSE give up. When I feel the runner is done and is not planning to advance (independent of the direction they turned), I loudly call time, turn my back and walk back to home plate. The play is over and I am not going to honor any attempts to tag the runner out... or to now allow the runner to advance.

The only problem with this is you are personally deciding the play is over, not letting the players decide. The ball is live. Nothing has happened on the playing field to cause a dead ball. Just because the runner should not try to advance doesn't mean she won't try.

If I am calling a single man game, I will call time to allow myself to turn my back on the field if I need to, but I will usually try to reset while watching, and allow the ball to stay live. Before I will call time in this situation, all playing action must have ceased and the pitcher must have the ball in the circle. IOW, the BR must have returned to 1B and stopped.

If I have a partner on the bases, the ball remains live while I return to my position.

Players are allowed to do stupid things; it's their game.