Base path question for rundown 1b to 2b

[3afan]

Under most circumstances, the runner must take the most direct path to the next base. ....

not true ... unless avoiding a tag the runner can take any path she wants

 

[3afan]

And that is where you are wrong, the tag attempt is being made on the runner heading toward 2nd base, once they turn and head back toward 1st they are no longer bound to a direct line from their position and 1st base. As I stated, each and every time that runner turns and heads the other direction a new basepath is established.

Comp is correct.

 

[Laphoneman]

Thanks for the info guys. This site can give a perspective that you can’t get by just reading a rule book.

 

[flash277]

That is not correct. As MTR has said, the runner can choose any path they like between bases, nothing in the rules say they must take the most direct route. A runner could round first, run all the way to the outfield fence and then back to 2nd base as long as there was no play being attempted on them. The USSSA rule says the base path is a direct line from the runners position to the base at the time a defense attempts to make a play on them. Nothing says that position at the time the play is made must be in the most direct route between bases. During a run down, each time the runner reverses course they establish a new base path.

Are you saying that if the runner from first going to 2nd stops because 2B has the ball, that runner can run towards the right field foul pole so runner at third can come home?

 

[Mike Hurd]

Are you saying that if the runner from first going to 2nd stops because 2B has the ball, that runner can run towards the right field foul pole so runner at third can come home?

Yes

 

[EdLovrich]

Are you saying that if the runner from first going to 2nd stops because 2B has the ball, that runner can run towards the right field foul pole so runner at third can come home?

It depends, is the 2B making an active play on the runner (i.e. is 2B trying to chase/tag the runner or just standing there waiting)? If making a play then the 3-foot path to the base comes into play, if no play then no base path.