Dropped 3rd Stike Fiasco

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Originally Posted by njdevs00cup

I've got 13 year olds by myself. Bases loaded, ONE OUT, 2 - 2 on the batter. I remind both the catcher and batter that a third strike in the dirt is an out and stay here. Batter swings at strike three in the dirt. I signal the batter out and his coach starts yelling at him to run to first base. All the runners start to run. The catcher panics. As I'm yelling he's out, stay here, the catcher proceeds to air mail a throw down to first base. The batter caused the throw, because he didn't go directly to his dugout (right handed batter on the away team), the catcher and runners didn't know what to do. What do you do in this situation?

I don't remind anyone, but by golly, it will take the dumbest catcher on the face of the earth to throw to 1B after I get finished with the OUT call in this situation, and if he does I just stand back and enjoy the outcome.