I have never played or umped coed, so I'm not familiar with the rules. However, from your description of the events, I'll give my opinion. The automatic doesn't occur until the batter takes 1st on the walk, so it's probably a correct call. As a ballplayer, I would consider this bad sportsmanship. Knowing you have an out coming up, is no excuse for not pitching to someone.
I was going to go on and on, but I'll stop right here. My opinion is it's bad sportsmanship, regardless of which team I was on.
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