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Had a very rare call last night.
14U ASA game, 1 umpire "system" (some system!). Count 1-0. B1 hits a sharp grounder directly to F5, who cleanly fields the ball and throws her out at first.
3B Coach requests TIME. Points out F5 is wearing a 1st baseman's mitt.
Oh, crap! Coach starts "coaching" me that the batter gets 1st base. I decide to inspect the glove to both determine that it truly is illegal, and to buy time. I tell the coach to be quiet. As I am walking toward F5, the effect pops into my head.
After inspecting the glove, I inform the coach he has a choice: batter back into the box with the 1-0 count, or the results of the play. (Guess which he picks.)
Batter grounds out ~5 pitches later.
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Tom
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