Who Watches the Tag Up?

[shickenbottom]

Originally Posted by David B

With two man crew, BU should easily be able to see the tag with the ball hit to CF as he is looking right through the bag.

With three man crew, it would be U3 as he can easily line up the ball and runner with U2 taking the catch/no catch.

Thanks
David

David, I belive you have your coverages incorrect on 3 man. (U1 is 1st base ump and U2 is 3rd base ump). In 3 man, with a runner @ 2nd, U1 is in the B position, and U2 is in D. The fly ball would belong to U1 along with the re-touch.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by shickenbottom

David, I belive you have your coverages incorrect on 3 man. (U1 is 1st base ump and U3 is 3rd base ump). In 3 man, with a runner @ 2nd, U1 is in the B position, and U3 is in D. The fly ball would belong to U1 along with the re-touch.

Unless, of course, U1 goes out. Then U3 would have the tag at second.

[shickenbottom]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

Unless, of course, U1 goes out. Then U3 would have the tag at second.

Rich, If U1 is inside in the B position, why would he go out? I was under the impression that once your inside, your inside. So, U1 has the cone, U2 has F7 to the left field line, and plate has F9 to the right field line in 3 man.

Unless somebody has changed the mechanics and now if you start inside, you can go out?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by shickenbottom

Rich, If U1 is inside in the B position, why would he go out? I was under the impression that once your inside, your inside. So, U1 has the cone, U2 has F7 to the left field line, and plate has F9 to the right field line in 3 man.

Unless somebody has changed the mechanics and now if you start inside, you can go out?

College (CCA) mechanics. Trouble ball in the cone, 3-man, the inside umpire can (and should) go out. Revert to 2 man.

[shickenbottom]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

College (CCA) mechanics. Trouble ball in the cone, 3-man, the inside umpire can (and should) go out. Revert to 2 man.

Thats interesting to know (I don't posess the CCA manual, and reference the PBUC manual), because the way I learned 3 man is that once your in, your in. On a trouble ball in the cone, you get to the fringe of the infield, line up the play / re-touch, and any subsequent play @ 3rd belongs to U2.

[newump]

rich is correct re: going out from the inside in 3man. i believe it is a new mechanic. we reviewed it at a college 3 man clinic earlier this year.

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by newump

rich is correct re: going out from the inside in 3man. i believe it is a new mechanic. we reviewed it at a college 3 man clinic earlier this year.

I believe NCAA has been encouraging going out on trouble from the insidefor three or four years.