The number of ways to handle this will differ on how many people see it. In other words, different people have different temperaments, and will each handle it a bit differently, unless a stated procedure or mechanic has been communicated to the umpires. In this situation, I would have called time immediately, and called the batter's coach over to have a discussion with both of them. Personally, I like to have coaches involved with conversations where players are being addressed for such things, just so that there is no misunderstanding about where I stand on it. If she had said that I was insane, I would have handled it the same way, only I would have ejected her quietly in my conversation with the coach.
I'm sure other people would handle it differently.
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