[NSABlue]

I was working an NSA fastpitch tournament last weekend. Our association from MD sent a few folks over to VA to help out. I was working with a Partner who I had never met. I was wondering what you think of the following play and how you would have handled it. I am the PU.

R1 on 2nd, R2 on 1st and two outs. Batter hits a triple to the right/center field gap. R1 and R2 both score. I watch runners tagging third and home. My partner has 1st and 2nd base responsibility. After play ends, defensive team calls for a time out (Which I grant) and makes a legal dead ball appeal to my partner that #5 missed 2nd base on the play. He told the coach that by saying #5 had missed the base and not properly identifying her as "the first runner around 2nd or the 2nd runner around, that he had errored inhis appeal and would not allow the appeal. (I was amazed) The coach proceeded to have a small argument with my partner which ended quickly. He asked me for an appeal and I directed him back to my partner and told him that his appeal should go to him. He then appealed to my partner and asked him to get help. When my partner and I confered (away from the coach), I told him that identifying the player by number was a perfectly good appeal and he should rule on whether or not she actually missed the base. He told me that he didn't care whether or not she missed the base, that he wasn't allowing the appeal based on his earlier ruling. He announced it to the coach. The coach asked me for help again and I told him that the call stood but he had the option to protest. Put up the $75 fee and his protest would be heard by the TD. He decided to let it drop and play on.

Has anyone ever heard of not allowing an appeal for this reason. Any other options on my part? Am I missing something here?

We had a discussion after the game but I know I didn't change his mind. I'm sure I'll never work with this guy again because we work in different associations. He was a nice enough guy and a reasonably good official from what I saw. I just thought he was wrong on this appeal play.
By the way, I don't know if the girl missed the base or not, I was watching third and home.


"Corrected for Bob"-Thanks