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I'll give this one a shot:
INF in effect or not, runners should have been held (by base coaches) on bases due to the obvious easily catchable fly ball to F4. PU declaring INF is enough, it does not have to be repeated by BU. Granted, you should have been louder, but even if you were, the play probably would have happened exactly the same. Why? Because 11 year olds don't have a clue how to react, and neither do their coaches in most cases. If this coach was so versed in the INF rule, he would have been holding his runners regardless of your loudness, or lack thereof.
Coach just wants to use you as an excuse for their base running mistake. Sounds like INF is not called consistently in this league, which should be addressed. And protesting an 11 yr old game? Coach should just let it go, and everyone should chalk it up as a good learning experience. As usual, adults taking a kids' game too seriously.
IMHO
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