The problem is the tournament organizers want to have the biggest tournaments with the most teams and they have kiss-up UICs who are too afraid to say "no". And everyone suffers because of it. Some even die.
At what point in the summer should a tournament not be played? DFW this weekend has highs of 105 with a THI 112+. Unless the facility has a building in which umpires can cool down, its just too hot and too risky. Providing a shady spot is not enough when its this hot.
Recently ran across a HS fall ball situation I'd like to get opinions on.
Varsity game, good hard throwing pitcher, catcher who should not have been out there. Plate umpire took several direct hits where the catcher never even moved her glove. Umpire approached the coach and asked that he put...
The catcher cannot appeal to the BU, only the PU can.
All she needs to do is ask the PU if he/she will check with the BU. If asked, most PUs will always go to their partner, but in NFHS ball they are not required to.
This is definitely NOT OBS. And umpire cannot tell the fielder where to play if she is legal. If OBS happens, then it needs called. "Impeding vision" is not OBS.
"( go the extra mile tell me where it missed (high, low, inside, outside)" --- that's not the mechanic umpires are taught ... you should be able to tell if it was hi lo in out, even from the dugout