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My first instinct was to say no. The helmet and hat disposal was away from the action and, not being a mind reader, could have been dissapointment in making an out. There seemed to be nothing said to either umpire. No one came out to argue what appeared to be a missed call. The sound of the ball hitting the mitt is clearly after the batter-runner had past first base.
More thought, which I wouldn't have had time for, leads me toward a yes vote. We've got rules support for an EJ here. He clearly "deliberately threw...his helmet" (and hat) which NFHS 3-3-1m says calls for an ejection without warning. It is undoubtedly an unsportsmanlike act under any code. Regardless of the reason for the equipment throw, it's not a proper way to react.
This play is why we get paid. Even though the defense clearly got away with one, I would expect the defensive coach to come out and argue why the batter-runner wasn't ejected. He may have had one of his kids ejected for the very same thing. It's actually protestable under NFHS law. Are you going to say BR did NOT intentionally throw his helmet?
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