Any Other Way?

[tarheelcoach]

Had this situation come up in our game today, and I'm not sure if there is any other possible solution to the problem. It actually is the second time something like this has happened this year!

MS game; 4th inning, 1-0 ballgame. R3. Batter strikes out, BU signals two down, pitcher isn't sure so he checks with PU who also says 2 out. Batter bunts ball back to mound, Pitcher goes to first, runner crosses the plate.

Offensive team comes in and tells ump that there was only one out. Umpire asks what my book has, and sure enough, there was only one!

Umpire is a real good umpire, was apologetic, but said there was nothing he could do.

Of course, the run mattered! We ended up stopping 1-1 after nine innings due to time limit.

Is there anything else the umpire could have done? Could we have sent the last batter back up to hit, put R3 back on base, and go at it again?

Again, this is the second time that an umpire has given the wrong count/out to the players and it turned out to be a big play (first time it went our way, so things really do even out!).