Coach interference

[blueump]

Last night...FED game.

R1 on 3rd, R2 on first with nobody out. Tying runner is at 3rd so the coach is overly excited. The batter hits a long pop fly to centerfield. The runner from 3rd takes off while the ball is in the air. The coach is screaming for him to tag, but the kid is confused. The coach grabs the kids jersey and trys to pull him back to the bag. The centerfielder drops the pop fly. The runner from 3rd comes around to score, the runner from second slides in safely at home on a close play, but then they nail the BR trying to get to second on the throw home. What a mess!

Here's what we did. We called R1 out on coach's interference. The BR was out on the play at second. R2 had to return to 2nd base because that was where he was when the coach interfered. Now the coach has two outs, has not tied the score and only a runner at second.

This really ticks him off to the point where he "decides" he doesn't want to watch the game anymore...if you know what I mean.

Did we make the right call, or boot this one?

[blueump]

Correction: I meant to say R2 on second, not of first! Sorry!

[scyguy]

I will take a stab. Once coach interfers with R3, the ball will be dead at the end of the play. But since BR was put out at second, that out should stand. We would have R3 out on interference, we would have BR out at second, then we would place R2 back at second because that is where he was at the time of the infraction.

[GarthB]

Originally posted by blueump
Correction: I meant to say R2 on second, not of first! Sorry!

To make references clearer and more consistent, 90% of those who post, including FED umpires use R1= runner at first, R2= runner at 2nd and R3= runner at third, instead of the FED method. It really makes more sense.

[largeone59]

Sounds like you got it! Good job blue!