Honestly, in this case, as a plate umpire, I would have come up with an emphatic FOUL BALL! Plates call with ground ball between plate and base with umpire on the line. Of course you would have had a discussion with the offensive coach at this point. I'd explain to him that it was my call as a plate umpire. Then after the game I would have a discussion with the U1 umpire....
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