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responsibilities...
this is a major fault in the two man system. The plate man is responsible for all touches of third (except the batter runner).
There are several things that the plate umpire is responsible for when runners are on base and the ball is bunted down the 1st base line: Fair/Foul, obstruction, running-lane violations & other interference, and tag/no tag. Most important of all is fair/foul.
The touch of 3rd by R2 should be the last priority - thats simply a disadvantage of the 2-man system. If the coach wines, tell him to pay for 3 umpires and he wouldnt have this problem.
Overall, it's an no-win situation.
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