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Originally Posted by Mike L
I'll start out with I do not know HS Softball rules well, so please cut me a little slack.....
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Talk about a dare
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Can an umpire eject a fan from the stands? A parent, disagreeing with a call announced "you really blew that call, blue. Are you blind?" (no, it was not me). For which the umpire insisted the fan had to leave.
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There is a difference in insisting a fan leave and actually ejecting the fan. Much of that depends on the local HS conference/association. In many cases in HS, there is a Site Administrator or someone equivalent to a "supervisor" provided by the home team. It those cases, it is often under their authority that a fan is removed and in many cases it is done at the request of the umpire.
Like Steve noted, the head coaches can also be used in these circumstances. If the coaches refuse to cooperate, Steve will probably go to to his vehicle, pull out his chair with a bottle of water and sit there until the coaches decide to have the fan removed.
And before someone starts in on about umpire's egos, we are discussing the issue when there is no question the situation is bad for all concerned, not just a fan heckling the umpire.