Umpire Interference

Let the play finish, have the player checked for injury, continue with eight if needed, toss manager that is screaming at you for taking his F4 out.

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Originally posted by Michael S. Taylor:
Let the play finish, have the player checked for injury, continue with eight if needed, toss manager that is screaming at you for taking his F4 out.

What he said.

What they called, was "umpire interference", immediate dead ball, awarded batter first base, forced R1 to second. Basically what they would've called if the batted ball hit the umpire before passing an infielder.

My daughter hit the pop up, which was scored a hit. This didn't sound right to me, so I went looking through the rules for it. Makes sense if there is no rule to address, you just let the play finish and call nothing.

The defense moved an outfielder to second base and since it was a showcase, we provided another outfielder so they could play with nine. Opposing coach didn't argue, he was busy tending to his injured player and not really concerned about the outcome of the play.

In a HS baseball game, there would've been more mayhem.

yes, Play on....take the heat.....

There are only two types of Umpire Interference...hit with a batted ball and interfering with a catcher.....all others, tragic but play on.....

Yes it was tragic.

The tournament was in California and I stayed home. Wife took video which I just downloaded and watched for the first time. I did the OP from text message.

The umpire looked like a linebacker hunting a quarterback and 300 lb estimate was kind...