[IHSAIllini]

1: Tough luck, and ouch, but ring 'em up.

2: No D3K. First base was occupied at TOP and there was only a sole out. And what was blue doing staying mute? With D3K in effect, you'd darned well better be saying when she's out. Our job to make sure everyone knows, and everyone's job to listen to us.

3: Explain it to the kids. If a ball, easily catchable in the infield, occurs with runners on first and second with less than two outs, an out is automatically called whether or not they catch it. When they ask why, say it's because many people will drop it to get an incredibly easy force play otherwise. It protects the offense.