Did this used to be a rule? I've always heard this, so I'm curious how the misconception got started.
Its never been a rule, people just not reading the rule correctly or going by what someone else has told them.
Did this used to be a rule? I've always heard this, so I'm curious how the misconception got started.
If the runner retreats to first without an attempt by the defense, that runner is out immediately.
Just to be clear the runner made an attempt to advance to 2B and subsequently attempted to return to 1B without an attempt by the defense. Runner would be out.
Rounding first on a walk and retreating to 1B is fine.
Just to be clear the runner made an attempt to advance to 2B and subsequently attempted to return to 1B without an attempt by the defense. Runner would be out.
Rounding first on a walk and retreating to 1B is fine.
Nope. All runners/batter-runners are allowed one "stop" whether there is a valid attempt to advance or not. Once that runner stops and the ball is in the pitcher's possession within the circle, that runner may either proceed toward the next base or return to the one just passed, but must do one or the other.
The BR can round 1B and continue toward 2B for 20, 30, 40 feet, stop and return to 1B
Just to be clear, rounding first base and turning towards second base, and then retreating to first with out an attempt, the runner is OUT immediately.
That just isn't true if they don't stop. As MTR stated above you get one stop so they could round first run/walk towards second base and then go back to 1B.
You see this all of the time with a runner on 3B and a walk to the batter. The batter walks to 1B and keeps walking to 2B. The batter/runner stops halfway between 1B and 2B. They can now go either back to 1B or proceed to 2B.
Long story short when a player gets walked and wants to take second because you have a runner on third they better not break stride to second without the pitcher making a motion that she is going to make a play on her. So the original poster, in your scenario the umpire knew the rule and was correct in calling the runner out if they deemed she circled the bag towards second and the pitcher never made an attempt on her. Once rounding first she is not allowed to return to first without an attempt from the pitcher. (This only pertains to a walk scenario.)