[IHSAIllini]

Here's the thing - I didn't used to do this, say three years ago. But then as I started doing higher-level ball, batters would take off without seeing if the catcher dropped it or not. I needed a way to indicate there was no possibility of a D3K, and the batter's out verbal does that nicely. I only invoke it when the batter becomes out - when the ball is caught cleanly, or when the batter is put out on D3K situation. (Also, I mainly work 1-man, so that's another reason I do what I do.) Under 2-man, I won't call batter's out unless they're out w/o a D3K situation occuring because that's the BU's call, thus eliminating the need.

[Edited by IHSAIllini on Nov 16th, 2003 at 10:28 PM]