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Old Mon Apr 16, 2018, 02:14pm
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Originally Posted by fredhjr View Post
NFHS--R1 on first, less than two outs. B2 hits ball to F4. R1 and F4 are really close together and the ball is deflected. FU calls R1 out for interference, B2 is safe at 1st. Offensive coach says it appeared that the ball was deflected by F4's glove, not R1. PU and FU confer. PU says the ball was, indeed, deflected by F4, not R1. Can this call be reversed? I understand this is not a true appeal.
Don't get hung up on something needing an "appeal". This is nothing more than the coach asking the calling umpire to check with his/her partner because he/she may have missed something vital during the play. The coach is allowed to do that.
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