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Boy I wish the plate umpire in my sons HS playoff game last season had all this advice ;-)   Lefty batter misses bunt attempt, pitch down/inside, gets away from catcher to his right and behind batter... batter almost looks like he's drag bunting instead of plain sacrifice (don't ask - they're HS players) - mostly though, lost his balance and was circling back around unaware that the catcher gets ball, sees runner straying off 1B, throws and hits batter square in the back.  No call.  Coach argues to no avail.  I saw the umpire over the summer (he approached me) and he still believes he made the right no call with the explanation being catcher's throw wasn't going to be anywhere near 1B. He's had much more experience than I, so I just respectfully disagreed with him...

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