- Mar 7, 2016
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First pool play game of the weekend and we drew a team that wasn't the same caliber as my team. Open tourney. Bottom of first inning up 8-0, no outs. field ump calls two plays at first out that were not even close. The third out we will get to in a second. Keep in mind this is USA ball, RA, RC, and RD all count for seeding. Knowing our second draw team was a A/B caliber team we needed to limit the RA, and have a decent game score wise. After the inning was over the field ump which knows our fan base well came over and loudly stated "I needed to end that inning, those girls were safe".... Now making that decision is one thing, telling people out loud is another. Now onto the third out:
Girl swings away and catches one off the end cap which went about as far as a good bunt, catcher makes great read and fires to first. My player was running down the line with right foot on the line. Ball hits my player in the back of the helmet. Called out for interference. When I appealed the call i was told she had to run along the line in foul territory. Never in 20 years have I ever heard that. Our angle on bunts has always been inside line angling to safety base at the end.
Here is the kicker... the home plate ump is also the son of the tourney director.
Girl swings away and catches one off the end cap which went about as far as a good bunt, catcher makes great read and fires to first. My player was running down the line with right foot on the line. Ball hits my player in the back of the helmet. Called out for interference. When I appealed the call i was told she had to run along the line in foul territory. Never in 20 years have I ever heard that. Our angle on bunts has always been inside line angling to safety base at the end.
Here is the kicker... the home plate ump is also the son of the tourney director.