As I was watching the Super Regional tonight between Stanford & Arizona, I was reminded of a rule that so often as a coach I forget to remind my players of. When there is a runner on 1st, 2nd, or both, and the batter hits a ball that rolls slowly up the first base line to the pitcher or first baseman with less than 2 outs, they are asked to stop and get tagged out so the runners can advance safely to the next base without being forced out. However, the batter can't ever step backwards between home and first or they are called "out" and the runners must return to the previous base. That's right...Dead Ball...and the runners go back.
When running between any other base, forwards and backwards is definitely permitted. But, be careful, you may find yourself in a bit of a "pickle".
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