Look back rule question.

[grmerrill]

I am confused about the "only stop once" part of the look back rule. If say a runner has left first and for some odd reason they give the ball to pitch does the "only stop once" part of the rule mean that if the runner never brakes stride and doesn't stop could she continue all the way to home or would giving the ball to pitch stop the runner.

Yeah dumb question but unfortunately I have reason to ask.

 

[James Smith]

Yes, the runner can walk to home at her own leisurely pace.

(The ball in the circle does not mean a lot, it is important only from the stand point that the runner needs to make a decision. If the pitchers walks a batter, get the ball in the circle, the runner can run all the way to home and score.)

 

[Amy in AZ.]

Yes. I agree, you can keep going.

Many teams do just let the walked batter continue on, with a runner on 3rd.

 

[Umpire]

A runner in motion may stop one time, then immediately decide whether to continue to the next base or retreat to the previous base in all codes except NCAA. In NCAA, when the rule goes into effect, a runner in motion is permitted to continue forward without stopping or may stop once, but then must continue forward. This is not a smart rule and is not consistent with the purpose behind it.

In any code, if the runner stops on the base, they may not leave that base.

 

[BretMan]

In NCAA, when the rule goes into effect, a runner in motion is permitted to continue forward without stopping or may stop once, but then must continue forward.

Rule 12.21.2 says that the runner "may immediately and directly go back in the other direction".

I'm not seeing anything in their rule that that requires a runner to continue forward after stopping. In fact, the NCAA rule seems to suggest just the opposite. Once stopped, the runner must retreat.