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Originally Posted by Big Slick
And the stupid announcer comment of the night, the between games crew said: "in softball, the ball doesn't need to survive the ground."
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99% of the time, that would not be true. You can also add wall, fence, mascot and another fielder to that list.
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The unfortunate part about this play is PU was the primary for this play. With a runner on second, counter-rotated starting position, this is PU's area of responsibility. Although there is a alternate mechanic (circa 2016) that allows U1 to help on catch/no catch (all the way to the line), this is still a difficult play. And now the calls for 4 umpires (as happened in the FSU regional game, FSU vs. Auburn).
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Having worked a few 6-umpire games, I can assure you that while more eyes are watching different angles, there are still some situations that will stretch the crew's ability to cover every possible angle.