I was at first base last night when our batter hit a grounder to second. I ran and as the secon baseman tried to tag I avoided his tag and continued running to second. I was called out.
When I questioned the umpire, he said that it wasn't because I left the baseline, but because I stopped and then kept running to second. I asked, how is that different then in a run down, he said while I am able to run backwards on a force play, I can't stop to avoid a tag? I am still confused on this call. Any clarifications?
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