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| 1/2 BLIND UMP
September 15, 2011
5:27:35 PM
Entry #: 3800427
| PLAY 8
With R1 on 2B, B2 takes a full swing and hits a slow roller down the 1B line. B2 begins to run as F3 fields the ball in fair territory and several feet in front 1B. In an attempt to give R1 time to advance toward 3B, B2 (a) merely freezes in their tracks or (b) takes a step backward, forcing F3 to move toward them for a tag.
RULING: In (a) there is no penalty. B2 will be called out when tagged and the ball remains live. In (b) the instant B2 steps back, the ball is dead, and all runners must return to the last legally touched base. (8-2H)
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