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Originally Posted by RogersUmp
I had a 19U game last night - Fed rules. I knew we may have problems during the pre-game when the VC asked for a warning before calling any balks. I kindly told him that I've seen that with the 10-year old house leagues during the 1st half of the season but not travel ball. Then he said they were still waiting for players to arrive at the field and the HC was very forgiving about starting a few minutes late. Two of three late-comers showed up to play in high-top basketball shoes. You could see this team was poorly coached.
I only called 2 balks on the VC's F1. One for feigning a pitching motion while not on the rubber and the other when his F2 puts his hand up to ask his pitcher to wait and he does in the middle of his windup.
Now in the top of the sixth the home team makes the second out and every one comes off the field like the half inning is over. I'm thinking there are only two outs. I check my indicator and yes I have two outs. I just sit back and watch both teams prepare for the bottom of the sixth. I walk over to the guy doing the book for the visitors and he gives me their run total. I then verify with the home book and he says I think there were only two outs, how many runs did they get? I verified the same run total and let things continue.
Have any of you ever seen this and what did you do? Do you help the team out that can't keep track of their outs? I was waiting for their runners to take off when the defense packed it in but saw they also packed it in.
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I have seen this, just not at this high an age bracket. This is typical of many Sr. Little Leagues where you are basically babysitting kids that really don't want to be there, much less play. They are often ragtag, poorly coached and the baseball is absolutely brutal.
19U travel ball here is top-notch baseball. College wood bat and other elite travel teams abound, and are usually well-funded and have the best of uniforms and gear. These are my favorite games to umpire.