I have seen this situation occur twice now over the last couple of years and was wondering if anyone had any opinions on the proper way to handle it. I have seen this is a NCAA Division 3 game and in a 15-16 year old baseball game. In both instances, a player in the dugout makes a statement using inappropriate language directed towards the field (forgot what was said in the softball game, but in the baseball game, player uses BS). In the softball game, umpire picks who he thought said it and ejects them from the game and actually ejects the wrong player. In the baseball game, umpire doesn't know who said it, starts to eject the coach, but changes his mind and tells coach someone on the team has to admit to it or he(coach) will be thrown out. Outcome - parent sitting beside dugout said the he said it so umpire removes him from the ballpark. I know this is probably one of those had to be there moments, but any feedback would be appreciated. I know inappropriate language should not be tolerated, especially when it is directed towards the umpires, and I was just wondering what would be the correct course of actions to take if you heard something inappropriate but wasn't sure who exactly said it. Thanks.
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