Played in a USSSA tournament last weekend. 10U
Runners at 1st and 3rd
Girl swings at a bad pitch, very low. Chop hits it off the plate, very obviously to me (coaching 1st) and 3B coach, and it pops straight up between home and 1st. 1B comes in and catches it. Because it hit off the plate my runner on 1st takes off to 2nd and runner on 3rd books it home. Umpire thought it was a pop-fly and called the batter out, which lead to all kinds of confusion, now they're trying to double up the girl that took off to 2nd, the girl who scored from 3rd is wondering what to do, and the batter, very fast, would've beat the throw to 1st since no one was covering, and even if they were, she's very fast and would've beaten it anyway. Girls running all over the place.
After both base coaches asked the umpire didn't that hit the plate, he checked with the field umpire who confirmed it did hit the plate, so it's a ground ball not an out. Since it was so messed up at that point, what's the correct "fix"
The solution they used was to return the runner to 3rd, and give the runners 1st and 2nd. We think we're getting a little screwed because our run didn't score in a close game, but also realize that's probably the best solution for everyone. Other team is LIVID (to the point parents were almost kicked out of the game) claiming since it was called an out, that had to stand and they should be able to double up the girl running from 1st to 2nd.
Is that what they should've done?
Thanks!
Runners at 1st and 3rd
Girl swings at a bad pitch, very low. Chop hits it off the plate, very obviously to me (coaching 1st) and 3B coach, and it pops straight up between home and 1st. 1B comes in and catches it. Because it hit off the plate my runner on 1st takes off to 2nd and runner on 3rd books it home. Umpire thought it was a pop-fly and called the batter out, which lead to all kinds of confusion, now they're trying to double up the girl that took off to 2nd, the girl who scored from 3rd is wondering what to do, and the batter, very fast, would've beat the throw to 1st since no one was covering, and even if they were, she's very fast and would've beaten it anyway. Girls running all over the place.
After both base coaches asked the umpire didn't that hit the plate, he checked with the field umpire who confirmed it did hit the plate, so it's a ground ball not an out. Since it was so messed up at that point, what's the correct "fix"
The solution they used was to return the runner to 3rd, and give the runners 1st and 2nd. We think we're getting a little screwed because our run didn't score in a close game, but also realize that's probably the best solution for everyone. Other team is LIVID (to the point parents were almost kicked out of the game) claiming since it was called an out, that had to stand and they should be able to double up the girl running from 1st to 2nd.
Is that what they should've done?
Thanks!