Playing under NFHS rules, but would like to know how this call would differ at the professional and college level also. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Grounder to third baseman. Runner on second starts to third, and third baseman tries to tag him. Base runner turns and runs back toward second base to avoid tag. One coach argues that a forced runner ay not retreat to a previous base and is automatically out, and the other coach argues that the runner may do anything he wants between the bases. Which coach is correct? What is the rule number in the NFHS rulebook??
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