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Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)
Gentlemen,
FED Rule 1-3-1 clearly and unequivocally states:
"The NFHS Authenticating mark is required on all balls that will be used in high school competition."
If you are working a FED game as the UIC and there are no baseballs available at the game site with the required Authenticating Mark, though there is an ample supply of baseballs that appear to be otherwise perfectly suitable, what do you do?
Thanks.
JM
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JM
Depends upon what state you are from
In my area we had a protest upheld because the wrong baseball were used.
I was not involved in the game but around the 3 - 4th inning the VT coach lodged a protest that the proper baseballs were not being used. The game continued. The protest was upheld and the game was replayed in it's entirety.
You asked "what do you do?
I would call over the AD (if available) of the home school along with the coaches. if the VT coach (In HS the Home school supplies the baseballs) objected, I would then call my HS assignor to get clarification.
In other words, I would not start the game unless i got the ok from the "powers that be" because we already had a protest upheld because the wrong baseballs were used.
Therefore, it depends upon the state you live in and protest procedures if any that apply.
Pete Booth