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Originally posted by WNCUMP33
This happened friday night at a high school baseball game in NC.
Team A is beating Team B 10-2 in the bottom of 5th.
Player from Team A hits a 2 run shot over the left field fence. All his teammates come out on the field to congratulate him. The umpire ejects every single player from Team A for coming out of the dugout. Therefore Team B wins by forfeit. There was no taunting or trash talking by Team A, just some high fives.
This is a new rule the NCHSAA has put into place this season. Does any other states have this silly rule and is it enforced by the umpires.
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We do try to follow the guidelines of keeping all players in the dugouts during a live ball.
Every year at the first of the season we have to enforce it becuase duing the summer they must let players do whatever they want and we have to remind them.
We allow teams to come out and congratulate the players but it must be right in front of the dugout and must be quick, and during a dead ball.
But the bottom line is whether the ball is dead or live.
Following a HR the ball is dead. Also, in our state we are required to give a team warning and then an ejection.
And then, with a two run homer to end the game what's the PU doing staying around home.
Once he touches I'm at the truck.
Thanks
David