K9 posted:Thanks for the information, that makes sense. As a follow up - what could the runner have done? If he went outside of the baseline to avoid contact/tag would he have been called out for that?
Once F2 has the ball and is waiting to make a play, the runners actions are essentially "get down, go back, or give up." (No, that's not rule book verbiage).
If the runner leaves his base path by more than 3', yes, he's out.