If the misplayed ball bounds away or past the fielder and then contact occurs as the fielder and runner collide, this may be considered inadvertent contact or obstruction. I. Is tagged out.
EXCEPTIONS: If a batter-runner safely touches first base and then over slides or overruns it, the batter-runner may immediately return to first base without liability of being tagged out, provided there was no feint or attempt to advance to second. Also, if any base comes loose
from its fastening when any runner contacts it, such runner cannot be tagged out because the base slides away from the runner.
NOTE: The ball is not securely held if it is dropped or juggled after the runner is touched, unless the ball was deliberately knocked from the fielder’s hand by the runner.
J. Does not retouch a base left before a caught fly ball is touched or touch a missed base if properly appealed.
It is not necessary for a runner to retouch the base after a foul tip.
K. Is not in contact with the base at the time a pitched ball leaves the pitcher’s hand. However, if the pitcher does not allow sufficient time for a runner to return to base, the runner shall not be called out for being off the base before the pitcher releases the ball. The runner may advance as though the base was left legally.
L. Violates the Look Back Rule
M. Fails to reach the next base before a fielder either tags runner out; or holds the ball while touching such base, after runner has been forced from the base occupied because the batter became a runner.
EXCEPTION: No runner may be forced out if a runner who follows in the batting order is first put out, including a batter-runner who is out
for an infield fly.
N. Is contacted by a fair-batted ball before it touches or passes an infielder, or after it passes any infielder, except the pitcher, and the Umpire judges that another infielder has a play.
EFFECT: The ball is dead and the batter is awarded first base. All base runners return to the base occupied at the time of the infraction, unless forced.
EXCEPTION: If a runner is touching a base when hit by a batted fair ball, the runner is not out unless they intentionally interfere with the ball or an infielder making a play.
NOTE1: When the infield-fly rule is in effect, if a runner is hit by an infield fly when not touching a base, both the runner and the batter are out.
NOTE2: When a runner is hit with a fair batted ball after it is touched or has passed an infielder, except the pitcher, and the Umpire judges that another infielder had no opportunity to make a play, the runner is not out and the ball remains live.
O. Is detected passing an unobstructed preceding runner before such runner is out (including awarded bases).
P. Is detected running bases in reverse to confuse opponents or to make a travesty of the game.
q. After at least touching first base, the runner leaves the baseline, obviously abandoning their effort to touch the next base.
R. Is detected taking a position for a running start behind and not in contact with a base.
S. Is on or beyond a succeeding base when the ball is declared dead after having left a base too soon on a caught fly ball; or having failed to touch a preceding base; or continuing and touching a succeeding base after the ball become dead.
NOTE: A runner shall not be declared out if the fielder deliberately throws or carries the ball into dead-ball territory to prevent that runner, who has touched or advanced beyond a succeeding base, from
returning to a missed base or a base left too soon.
T. the runner fails to touch the intervening base or bases in regular or reverse order and the ball is returned to an infielder and properly appealed.
U. Fails to touch base and appeal V. Intentional contacts a fair ball
W. Prior to a pitch (legal or illegal) to the next batter, the runner was discovered having hit the ball with an illegal bat or non-approved bat.
EFFECT: Any runner not put out must return to the base occupied at the time of the pitch. Any runners put out prior to the discovery shall remain out.
First Offense: Team Warning; Subsequent Offense: Player Restricted to Dugout; Coach Ejected.
X. a runner on base leaves the game without a replacement substitute The runner is also out because of actions of other team members such as:
Y. the immediate preceding runner who is not out, intentionally interferes, in the Umpire’s judgment, with a fielder who is attempting to catch a thrown ball or throw a ball in an attempt to complete the play on the batter-runner. EFFECT: The runner shall also be called out.
Z. When anyone other than another runner physically assists them while the ball is in play.
AA. When a Coach intentionally interferes with a live, batted ball or thrown ball.
AB. When the offensive team causes a blocked ball.
EFFECT: The runner closest to home is out. If no play is obvious, no player is out, but all runners shall return to the last base touched when the ball became dead.
AC. When a Coach runs in the direction of Home Plate or any other base, on or near a baseline, while the Fielder is attempting to make a play on
a batted ball or on a thrown ball, and thereby draws a throw in their direction.