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I too had a chance to UIC this weekend--10U state championship--
Here's the situation:
Visitors winning 3-2 when last out of sixth inning is made (we're playing 75 minute time limit, no new inning once time runs out). Time on official clock (PU is keeping time) reads 15 seconds left.
PU waits until time is up, tells coach that since his batter was not in batters box and defense hadn't taken it's 5 pitches that the game was over; they begin to walk off field.
I had just finished working a game as a fill-in, so I was back to UIC status (assistant UIC was on another diamond). Coach yells to me that he wants to protest the game.
I catch umps before they leave the field of play, ask the situation of them.
PU states there was 15 seconds left when last out was made. PU agrees with what happened above (not ready to play, so times up).
I ask him if he said there was time left, just to be sure. HE said he did say there was 15 seconds left.
I placed umpires back on the diamond to finish time up.
Home team ties game at 3-3 in bottom of 7th.
Visitors go ahead and eventually win 10-5 in 8th inning.
My question: Has this ever happened to anyone else, and what would you do about it?
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