Thanks all for the replies and opinions.
A clarification:
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Originally Posted by NY87
Offense immediately wants to know why foul was called, shouts out "the ball hit the bat".
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Those comments and questions were directed to my partner. That was just about the moment he probably realized: oops - why did I call that foul?
The overwhelming consensus has been, admit the mistake.
In this particular game, I was the senior umpire; my partner is new to the association. If you were in a similar situation, do you advise the newbie to admit his goof, or let him figure it out on his own?