- May 27, 2022
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Situation of note last weekend at NCAA D2 game...
Windy day - batter hits high pop fly towards F4. Batter jogs to first and waits on the base while the ball comes down. The ball is blown towards first base and F3 attempts to catch the ball right adjacent to the base while the batter is standing on the base. She drops it; possibly made contact with batter that is still standing directly on first base simply watching the ball.
Umpire calls interference on the batter. Apparently told the coach that the batter-runner should have run through first.
While I disagree (the batter-runner had a legal right to the base and does not have to move to avoid the ball) this crew was off all day. Several bang bang calls that both fan bases agreed they got wrong as well as not being in the right position for calls (not sure if lazy or incompetent).
Windy day - batter hits high pop fly towards F4. Batter jogs to first and waits on the base while the ball comes down. The ball is blown towards first base and F3 attempts to catch the ball right adjacent to the base while the batter is standing on the base. She drops it; possibly made contact with batter that is still standing directly on first base simply watching the ball.
Umpire calls interference on the batter. Apparently told the coach that the batter-runner should have run through first.
While I disagree (the batter-runner had a legal right to the base and does not have to move to avoid the ball) this crew was off all day. Several bang bang calls that both fan bases agreed they got wrong as well as not being in the right position for calls (not sure if lazy or incompetent).