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Should I have intervened
The post about batters interference reminded me of a situation that I wanted some feedback on.
Jr Legion game.
I am BU in the C position and I see the batter definitely thrust his elbow out into a high inside pitch. No doubt in my mind. The batter drops his bat and trots down to first. My partner did not say anything (maybe he was blocked by the catcher) so I stroll in and have a private conference with my partner. I tell him the batter intentionally moved into the pitch to get hit and should not be awarded first. He says he did not see it but if I did, we would bring the kid back to the plate. I gave the info I had and he made the call.
My question is; Should I have said anything since I wasn't asked or do you guys feel this is similar to a batted ball which hits the batter that we kill when we see it?
This did result in the ejection of the Head coach of the offensive team but that's another story.
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