look back question

[greymule]

I noticed that in POE #33, too. I'm sure it's a mistake, because everybody knows that runner who is between bases is allowed one stop after the pitcher gets the ball in the circle.

Often a runner is a couple of steps past a base and moving toward the next one when the pitcher gets the ball in the circle. The runner is certainly allowed to stop and return. In fact, the runner could continue to run practically to the next base and still take her stop and return.

Also, a runner who is retreating to 2B when the pitcher gets the ball in the circle could continue almost back to 2B and then stop and change direction. After that, she has to keep going toward 3B until the pitcher makes a play.

I just didn't have the energy to call the error in POE #33 to everyone's attention.

I think the POEs are written by the same person who writes the ASA test.



[Edited by greymule on May 10th, 2003 at 08:02 PM]